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Breeze Airways adds 22 new routes, including 1 new city
Ben Mutzabaugh
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Feb. 14, 2023
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Breeze Airways announced Portland, Maine, is its newest destination Tuesday. The city is part of a broader 22-route expansion.
Breeze's Portland service will begin May 17, when it launches the first of four routes there. By June 2, Breeze will be flying nonstop from Portland to Charleston, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Pittsburgh; and Tampa.
Breeze is the startup budget carrier launched in May 2021 by David Neeleman, the serial aviation entrepreneur who also helped launch JetBlue, Canada's WestJet and Brazil's Azul. His latest carrier's business model is predicated on adding nonstop flights on routes where passengers must currently connect.
"Portland is our first Maine destination and a great addition to the route network," Neeleman said in a statement. "We're always looking for new routes that people are traveling today but can't get there nonstop."
Beyond Portland, Breeze added a mix of new routes across 19 other cities.
Other cities gaining the newest service in Tuesday's announcement were Pittsburgh and Providence, Rhode Island. Each landed Breeze flights to four new cities.
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Also among the additions are two new cross-country flights from Los Angeles: Breeze will now connect to Jacksonville, Florida, and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.
A full list of Breeze's new routes is below.
Akron–Canton Airport (CAK)
- Norfolk: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin June 1 and run through Sept. 5.
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Bradley International Airport (BDL)
- Fort Myers, Florida: Wednesday and Saturday flights begin May 17.
- New Orleans: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 19 and run through Sept. 5.
- Tampa: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18.
Charleston International Airport (CHS)
- Portland: Monday and Friday flights begin May 19.
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
- Richmond: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 19 and run through Sept. 5.
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Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)
- Los Angeles: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18.
- Pittsburgh: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 25 and run through Sept. 5.
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Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)
- Pittsburgh: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 25 and run through Sept. 5.
- Richmond: Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18 and run through Sept. 5.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Jacksonville, Florida: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18.
- New Orleans: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 19 and run through Sept. 5.
- Raleigh-Durham: Seasonal. Wednesday and Saturday flights begin May 17 and run through Sept. 5.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
- Hartford, Connecticut: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 19 and run through Sept. 5.
- Los Angeles: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 19.
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)
- Raleigh-Durham: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 25 and run through Sept. 5.
Norfolk International Airport (ORF)
- Akron-Canton, Ohio: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin June 1 and run through Sept. 5.
- Portland: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin June 2 and run through Sept. 5.
- Syracuse, New York: Thursday and Sunday flights begin June 1 and run through Sept. 5.
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Providence: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday flights begin July 14.
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
- Jacksonville: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 25 and run through Sept. 5.
- Long Island/Islip, New York: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 25 and run through Sept. 5.
- Portland: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin June 2 and run through Sept. 5.
- Raleigh-Durham: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18 and run through Sept. 5.
Portland International Jetport (PWM)
- Charleston: Monday and Friday flights begin May 19.
- Norfolk: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin June 2 and run through Sept. 5.
- Pittsburgh: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin June 2 and run through Sept. 5.
- Tampa: Wednesday and Saturday flights begin May 17.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
- Los Angeles: Seasonal. Wednesday and Saturday flights begin May 17.
- Louisville, Kentucky: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 25 and run through Sept. 5.
- Pittsburgh: Seasonal. Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18 and run through Sept. 5.
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)
- Fort Myers: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday flights begin July 13.
- Orlando: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday flights begin July 14.
- Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida: Thursday and Sunday flights begin July 13.
- Tampa: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday flights begin July 14.
Richmond International Airport (RIC)
- Cincinnati: Seasonal. Monday and Friday flights begin May 19 and run through Sept. 5.
- Long Island/Islip: Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18 and run through Sept. 5.
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)
- Providence: Thursday and Sunday flights begin July 13.
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
- Hartford: Wednesday and Saturday flights begin May 17.
- Providence: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday flights begin July 13.
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)
- Norfolk: Thursday and Sunday flights begin June 1 and run through Sept. 5.
Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Hartford: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday flights begin May 18.
- Portland: Wednesday and Saturday flights begin May 17.
- Providence: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday flights begin July 14.
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