Morning Links: Airfare information for new Cuba flights; jet with 153 aboard crashes in Indian Ocean [Updated]; Hollywood Walk of Fame

> Nonstop flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Havana begin today at 11 a.m., with most customers  expected to be Cuban Americans who have family in Cuba. There will be one flight out and one flight returning every Tuesday. Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor, outlines who can travel, the cost of flights and how to book in this post.

> A 14-year-old passenger has reportedly survived Yemenia Airways Flight 626, which crashed into the Indian Ocean today with 153 people on board.  [Updated June 30: Earlier reports said that a toddler had survived the crash.] The Airbus jet was in rough weather and plunged into the seas near the Comoros Islands. The flight originated in Paris and had been marked for having potential safety faults in 2007.

> Do you want to walk the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Travellin Local explains the walk’s emblems so you can interpret the stars on the sidewalk, offers an interactive Google Map for photos and directions and lets us know about the new bike racks for those who are cruising Hollywood Boulevard on a bicycle.

> Southwest is promoting some last-minute Fourth of July holiday airfares. Purchase your ticket by July 2 for travel through July 8, 2009. Out of Los Angeles (LAX) they had deals going to Seattle, Omaha and Denver starting at $109, one way.

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

Photo: Fishermen near seaside promenade in Havana. Credit: Los Angeles Times

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