4 years in the past, Breeze Airways was a brand-new startup airline. Early subsequent yr, it can fly exterior the U.S. for the primary time.
In a long-awaited announcement Thursday, Breeze revealed it secured regulatory approval to launch worldwide service.
With that, the low-cost service unveiled plans to launch greater than a half dozen flights to new warm-weather locations in Mexico and the Caribbean.
It is a milestone for the Salt Lake Metropolis-based airline — one which executives, for effectively over a yr, had instructed TPG was on the horizon.
As a part of Breeze’s transborder enlargement, the airline will join 4 U.S. cities to the Mexican seaside vacation spot of Cancun: Charleston, South Carolina; New Orleans; Norfolk, Virginia; and Windfall.
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The airline will fly to Jamaica from two Southeast airports and can additional hyperlink a kind of airports with Punta Cana within the Dominican Republic.
All instructed, it is a seven-route worldwide enlargement for the service. On every of the routes, the airline will present nonstop flights to tropical locations throughout the colder winter months.
Breeze’s 7 new worldwide routes
This is the total rundown:
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| Route | Launch date | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston Worldwide Airport (CHS) in South Carolina to Cancun Worldwide Airport (CUN) | Jan. 17 | As soon as weekly on Saturdays (seasonal) |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans Worldwide Airport (MSY) to CUN | Feb. 7 | As soon as weekly on Saturdays (seasonal) |
| Norfolk Worldwide Airport (ORF) to CUN | Jan. 10 | As soon as weekly on Saturdays (seasonal) |
| Windfall’s Rhode Island T. F. Inexperienced Worldwide Airport (PVD) to CUN | Feb. 14 | As soon as weekly on Saturdays (seasonal) |
| Raleigh-Durham Worldwide Airport (RDU) to Sangster Worldwide Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica | March 5 | Twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays (seasonal) |
| RDU to Punta Cana Worldwide Airport (PUJ) within the Dominican Republic | March 4 | Twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays (seasonal) |
| Tampa Worldwide Airport (TPA) to MBJ | Feb. 11 | Twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays |
Deepening its place in North Carolina
North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham Worldwide Airport (RDU) was the largest winner in Thursday’s announcement, with a pair of latest worldwide locations.
That reveal got here simply over every week after the fast-growing East Coast airport gained nonstop service to Eire by way of Aer Lingus.
Breeze already operates greater than two dozen routes out of RDU — a hub of types that may change into an official crew base for the airline in early 2026, the service introduced Thursday.
The transfer will deliver some 200 pilot and flight attendant jobs to North Carolina’s Analysis Triangle.
Including RDU will give Breeze a dozen crew bases throughout its community.
Future worldwide progress anticipated
Count on Thursday’s seven-route worldwide enlargement to be simply the beginning for Breeze.
After just lately gaining flag service standing from the U.S. Division of Transportation, the airline is eyeing a extra strong worldwide community within the close to future, with its rising fleet of Airbus A220s.
“These are numerous the largest locations, internationally, from numerous our bases down on the East Coast,” Breeze Chief Business Officer Lukas Johnson instructed TPG.”So [we’ll] begin with a few the most well-liked locations and look to develop from there.”
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What to anticipate on Breeze Airways
Breeze, launched in 2021 by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will use its new Airbus A220s on its worldwide routes.
Whereas the airline is a low-cost service, its A220s do function a dozen home first-class-style recliners up entrance, together with 45 extra-legroom seats complementing 80 commonplace seats in coach.
The service presents 4 fare tiers:
- No Flex, which is the basic stripped-down, finances airline fare with no seat choice or baggage allowed
- Good, which comes with a full-size carry-on bag
- Nicer, which features a checked bag and a carry-on bag — and entry to an extra-legroom seat
- Nicest, which incorporates two checked baggage, a carry-on bag and a first-class Ascent seat
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