Breeze adds 22 new routes and returns to schedule for 2023

Breeze Airways is back in growth mode.

The airline this week announced 22 new and returning routes for 2023, covering a total of 14 cities. Eight of the lines appear to be new, while 14 are either seasonally restored or service suspended.

Among the new routes will be a new longest flight for Breeze, with twice-weekly service between Providence, Rhode Island (PVD) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) starting May 19 – 2,592 miles, follow GCMap. The current longest route in Breeze’s network, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains to LAX, is 2,477 miles long.

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Airlines announced several new flights last month, including service from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California (SNA), its 34th city. This week’s announcement includes a new route from Orange County: starting service three times a week from Cincinnati. The announcement does not include any new cities, only new routes between existing cities.

Breeze will operate flights with a combination of Embraer E190 and E195 . Regional Jets and its new fleet of Airbus A220-300. The A220s have both extra legroom and first class seats (these seats can be purchased as an upgrade and are also included in Breeze’s “Nicest” fare product). The first class seats with ample recline and built-in legrooma rarity for a domestic first-class product.

Breeze launched last year by operating short flights of less than two hours with a Embraer jet squadron hired from Azul in Brazil, the company that Neeleman also founded. The A220 that the airline has added to its fleet has a range that connects any two cities in the continental United States, allowing Breeze to fly expanding and operating longer-range routes between smaller airports.

New routes are listed below. This list includes the newly added “BreezThru” routes to the schedule. These routes have one-stop service, the same plane between the two cities allowing passengers to stay on the plane during the stopover.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to:

• Orange County, California (SNA). Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday beginning March 30; A220.
• Providence (PVD). Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday, beginning March 30; A220.

Columbus, OH (CMH) to:

• Providence (PVD). Return service. Wednesday and Saturday March 29; A220.
• Orange County (SNA). Wednesday and Sunday, starting from 29/03 A220.
• Raleigh-Durham (RDU). Thursday and Sunday, beginning May 18, Embraer.
• Hartford, Connecticut (BDL). Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Jacksonville, Florida (JAX). Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Norfolk, Virginia (ORF). Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; Embraer.

Hartford, Connecticut (BDL) to:

• Columbus, Ohio. Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Jacksonville, Florida. BreezeThru service on Fridays and Mondays, starting May 19; Embraer.

Islip/Long Island, New York (ISP) to:

• Jacksonville, Florida. BreezeThru service on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Tampa. BreezeThru service on Fridays and Mondays, starting August 18; A220.

Jacksonville, Florida (JAX) to:

• Norfolk, Virginia. Return service. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, beginning May 18; Embraer.
• Raleigh-Durham. Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, beginning May 18; Embraer.
• Richmond, Virginia. Return service. Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, beginning May 18; Embraer.
• providence. BreezeThru service on Thursday and Sunday, starting May 18; Embraer.
• Columbus, Ohio (returns Friday and Monday, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Hartford, Connecticut. BreezeThru service on Fridays and Mondays, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Islip/Long Island, New York. BreezeThru service on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, starting May 19, Embraer.

Los Angeles (LAX) to:

• providence. Serving again on Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting May 17; A220.
• Norfolk, Virginia. Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; A220.

Norfolk, Virginia (ORF) to:

• Jacksonville, Florida. Return service. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, beginning May 18; Embraer.
• Pittsburgh. Return service. Thursday and Sunday, beginning May 18; Embraer.
• Columbus, Ohio. Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; Embraer.
• Los Angeles. Return service. Friday and Monday, starting May 19; A220.

Orange County, California (SNA) to:

• Columbus, Ohio. Wednesday and Saturday, starting March 29; A220.
• providence. BreezeThru service on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, starting March 29; A220.
• Cincinnati: Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday beginning March 30; A220.
• Pittsburgh. Friday and Monday, beginning March 31; A220.

Pittsburgh (TNCN) to:

• Norfolk, Virginia. Return service. Thursday and Sunday, beginning May 18; Embraer.
• Orange County, California. Friday and Monday, beginning March 31; A220.

Providence (PVD) to:

• Columbus, Ohio. Return service. Wednesday and Saturday, starting March 29; A220.
• Orange County, California. BreezeThru service on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, starting March 29; A220.
• Cincinnati. Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday, beginning March 30; A220.
• Los Angeles. Returning Wednesday and Saturday starting May 17; A220.
• Tampa. BreezeThru service on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays, starting May 17; A220.
• Jacksonville, Florida. BreezeThru service on Thursday and Sunday, starting May 18; Embraer.

Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to:

• Columbus, Ohio. Thursday and Sunday starting May 18; Embraer.
• Jacksonville, Florida. Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, beginning May 18; Embraer.

Richmond, Virginia (RIC) to:

• Jacksonville, Florida. Return service. Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, beginning May 18; Embraer.

San Francisco (SFO) to:

• Tampa. BreezeThru service on Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting May 24; A220.

Tampa (TPA) to:

• providence. BreezeThru service on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays, starting May 17; A220.
• San Francisco. BreezeThru service on Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting May 24; A220.
• Islip/Long Island, New York. BreezeThru service on Fridays and Mondays, starting August 18; A220.