Mega-expansion: Breeze Airways adds 35 routes and 10 new cities

In what is the biggest announcement since its launch in 2021, Breeze Airways unveiled that it will add 35 new routes and land to 10 new cities, including its entry into the U.S. West Coast market.

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Breeze, which began operating in May 2021, primarily in the eastern and southeastern United States, is now expanding nationwide with 77 routes between 28 cities in 18 states.

David Neeleman’s company is heading west with service from San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX) and San Bernardino (SBD) in California; and Las Vegas (LAS). New cities to be added in the eastern and southeastern U.S. are Jacksonville (JAX), Fort Myers (RSW), and Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) in Florida; Savannah/Hilton (SAV) in Georgia; Nashville (BNA) in Tennessee; and Syracuse (SYR) in New York.

See Also: Breeze Airways to Open Base in Hartford, CT

Consistent with its business model, 31 routes are not served by any other airline.

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They will also have several transcontinental routes, connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco with several smaller cities on the U.S. East Coast.

The entry of the Airbus A220 and more Embraer

To accompany this growth, the airline will double its fleet this year from ten Embraer 190s and three Embraer 195s to 30 aircraft, including the entry into service of thirteen additional Airbus A220s and four Embraer 195s.

Breeze Airways has an order for 80 Airbus A220-300s, with an option for 40 more, to be delivered one per month over the next six years. The first aircraft are configured with 126 seats, 36 seats in first, 10 seats in premium, and 80 seats in economy. However, in a second delivery batch, they will be offered with a configuration of 137 seats in total: 12 seats in first, 45 seats in premium, and 80 seats in standard economy.

See also: Breeze has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300

«The A220-300 is a game-changer for us as we now add long-haul flights and transcontinental service,» said Breeze founder and CEO David Neeleman.

«The Airbus aircraft embodies Breeze’s ideal of merging friendliness with technology, combining unmatched passenger comfort with eco-efficiency. With the A220, Breeze offers our passengers the most spacious cabin, the highest ceiling, the largest windows, and the largest overhead storage space in its class, while managing to burn 25% less fuel, with half the noise footprint of past generations,» he added.

See also: Startup Breeze Airways has transported 330,000 passengers since its launch

New destinations and routes

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Start	From	To	Frequencies	Competition
May 19	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Richmond (RIC), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None
May 27	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Columbus (CMH), Ohio	2 weekly flights	None
May 27	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Providence (PVD), Rhode Island	2 weekly flights	None
May 27	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Nueva Orleans (MSY), Louisiana	2 weekly flights	Silver Airways (2 weekly flights)
May 27	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Norfolk (ORF), Virginia	2 weekly flights	Allegiant Air (2 weekly flights)
June 3	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Hartford (BDL), Connecticut	3 weekly flights	None
August 5	Jacksonville (JAX), Florida	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	3 weekly flights	None
June 9	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	Richmond (RIC), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None
June 10	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	Syracuse (SYR), New York	2 weekly flights	None
August 5	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	Charleston (CHS), South Carolina	3 weekly flights	None
June 11	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	Fort Myers (RSW), Florida	2 weekly flights	None
August 4	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	Norfolk (ORF), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None
August 4	Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada	Huntsville (HSV), Alabama	2 weekly flights	None
June 3	Savannah/Hilton (SAV), Georgia	Hartford (BDL), Connecticut	4 weekly flights	None
June 3	Savannah/Hilton (SAV), Georgia	Providence (PVD), Rhode Island	2 weekly flights	None
June 4	Savannah/Hilton (SAV), Georgia	Los Ángeles (LAX), California	2 weekly flights	None
July 1	Savannah/Hilton (SAV), Georgia	Norfolk (ORF), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None
July 1	Savannah/Hilton (SAV), Georgia	Columbus (CMH), Ohio	2 weekly flights	None
May 29	Nashville (BNA), Tennessee	Akron/Canton (CAK), Ohio	4 weekly flights	None
June 2	Nashville (BNA), Tennessee	Tulsa (TUL), Oklahoma	2 weekly flights	None
June 2	Nashville (BNA), Tennessee	Hartford (BDL), Connecticut	4 weekly flights	Southwest Airlines (7 weekly flights)
June 3	Nashville (BNA), Tennessee	Oklahoma (OKC), Oklahoma	2 weekly flights	Southwest Airlines (one weekly flight)
May 25	San Francisco (SFO), California	San Bernardino, California	Daily	None
May 26	San Francisco (SFO), California	Richmond (RIC), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None
May 27	San Francisco (SFO), California	Charleston (CHS), South Carolina	3 weekly flights	None
August 4	San Francisco (SFO), California	Louisville (SDF), Kentucky	2 weekly flights	None
June 29	Los Ángeles (LAX), California	Providence (PVD), Rhode Island	2 weekly flights	None
June 30	Los Ángeles (LAX), California	Norfolk (ORF), Virginia	3 weekly flights	None
June 11	Fort Myers (RSW), Florida	Charleston (CHS), South Carolina	2 weekly flights	None
June 10	Syracuse (SYR), New York	Charleston (CHS), South Carolina	2  weekly flights	None
June 2	Hartford (BDL), Connecticut	Akron/Canton (CAK), Ohio	2 weekly flights	None
June 4	Hartford (BDL), Connecticut	Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ), Florida	2 weekly flights	None
June 3	Hartford (BDL), Connecticut	Richmond (RIC), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None
May 27	Providence (PVD), Rhode Island	Columbus (CMH), Ohio	2 weekly flights	None
June 30	Providence (PVD), Rhode Island	Richmond (RIC), Virginia	2 weekly flights	None