Breeze Airways is increasing once more, saying its third new vacation spot in lower than a month.
This time the provider’s new metropolis is Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), which turns into the thirty fifth dot on Breeze’s route map.
Service begins Feb. 16, when the airline launches nonstop service to Hartford, Connecticut (BDL), and New Orleans (MSY). A day later, Breeze will make Providence (PVD) its third vacation spot from RDU.
Last month, Breeze introduced plans so as to add flights to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and Florida’s Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB).
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At RDU, information of Breeze’s enlargement comes simply 5 days after Avelo – the nation’s different upstart finances provider – announced it might do the identical. Avelo’s first RDU flights will start in early February, about two weeks forward of Breeze’s debut.
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The airways won’t straight compete on any of the routes, although Breeze’s service to Hartford carefully overlaps with Avelo’s nonstop service to New Haven. The Connecticut airports are about 55 miles aside.
Elsewhere, Southwest gives seasonal nonstop service between RDU and New Orleans throughout its winter schedule, however its weekend-only nonstop will not be at the moment scheduled to fly on the identical day as Breeze.
Beyond RDU, Breeze will add nonstop service between Pittsburgh (PIT) and New Orleans. It additionally will resume nonstop service between Pittsburgh and Hartford on Feb. 3.
Breeze stated its new routes would permit it to capitalize on markets hungry for added nonstop service.
“Breeze always looks for underserved routes where we can add nonstop flights, low fares and our brand of Seriously Nice service,” Breeze president Tom Doxey stated in an announcement. “We’re thrilled to announce service from Raleigh-Durham, our 35th city, to three of our bases in Hartford, New Orleans and Providence.”
Scroll down for particulars on Breeze’s latest flights.
Breeze’s new flights from Raleigh/Durham
- Hartford: Begins Feb. 16; two weekly flights (Thursday and Sunday).
- New Orleans: Begins Feb. 16; 4 weekly flights (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday).
- Providence: Begins Feb. 17; two weekly flights (Monday and Friday)
Breeze’s different new nonstop route
New Orleans-Pittsburgh
- Begins Feb. 3; two weekly flights (Monday and Friday)