Fast-growing Breeze Airways adds 2 new cities in 16-route expansion
Breeze Airways said on Wednesday that it will launch service from two new cities, while also announcing a slew of new routes between existing cities.
The airline will start flying between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in North Carolina on Mondays and Fridays starting on Nov. 7. Breeze will also start flying to Maryland's Salisbury Regional Airport (SBY), located about 30 miles west of Ocean City on the state's Eastern Shore region. Breeze's SBY service will connect the airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) on Mondays and Fridays beginning Oct. 1.
"After adding an astounding 29 new cities and 88 routes to our network last year and announcing seven new cities and 40 routes so far this year, Breeze is quickly becoming the fastest growing airline in the industry," Breeze founder and CEO David Neeleman said in a statement.
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Along with the new cities, Breeze announced another 15 new routes between existing dots on its network map:
| Route | Launch Date | Frequencies |
|---|---|---|
Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) in Ohio - Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Florida | Sept. 3 | Wednesdays and Saturdays |
CAK - Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Florida | Sept. 4 | Thursdays and Sundays |
CAK - ILM | Nov. 7 | Mondays and Fridays |
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) - Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Florida | Sept. 4 | Thursdays and Sundays |
Key West International Airport (EYW), Florida - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) | Oct. 3 | Mondays and Fridays |
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) in Lansing, Michigan - Tampa International Airport (TPA) | Oct. 1 | Wednesdays and Saturdays |
Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) - ILM | Oct. 2 | Thursdays and Sundays |
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), New Hampshire - RDU | Nov. 6 | Thursdays and Sundays |
Memphis International Airport (MEM) - PNS | Sept. 5 | Mondays and Fridays |
Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), South Carolina - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | Sept. 4 | Thursdays and Sundays |
MYR - Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) in New York | Oct. 2 | Thursdays and Sundays |
MSY - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia (SAV) | Sept. 5 | Mondays and Fridays |
ROC - TPA | Oct. 1 | Wednesdays and Saturdays |
TPA - ILM | Oct. 2 | Thursdays and Sundays |
All of the new routes will be aboard Breeze's fleet of Airbus A220-300 jets, which feature Wi-Fi along with the airline's "Ascent" first-class seating.
Breeze uses a point-to-point operating model that aims to operate nonstop flights between smaller markets that do not otherwise have direct air connectivity. The airline began in 2021 by operating short flights of less than two hours with a fleet of Embraer jets leased from Azul, before building a fleet of brand-new Airbus A220 jets.
The airline expanded rapidly since its launch. In 2024 alone, Breeze added 29 cities and 88 routes, the airline said.
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