Breeze Airways Just Added 19 New Routes in July — Here’s Every City Getting Nonstop Flights

Breeze Airways is adding 19 nonstop routes in July — including two brand-new cities — as the fast-growing carrier ramps up summer flying 44% over last year.

Breeze Airways is launching 19 new nonstop routes in July, adding its first-ever flights to Birmingham, Ala., and Tallahassee, Fla., as the carrier pushes its summer schedule 44% above last year’s pace.

The expansion — Breeze’s largest single-month route launch — arrives weeks after Spirit Airlines permanently ceased operations in May 2026, a collapse that erased nonstop service across dozens of price-sensitive markets. On 13 of the 19 new routes, representing 68% of the total, Breeze will operate as the only nonstop carrier.

FLORIDA LEADS THE CHARGE

Florida anchors the July push. According to OAG schedule data, the state will account for 27% of Breeze’s entire July operation, with Florida services up 61% compared to the same month last year.

Thirteen of the 19 new routes touch Florida airports, with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport serving as the axis of expansion. Eight routes launch from Fort Lauderdale alone, connecting the airport to Birmingham, Tallahassee, Salisbury, Md., and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. — all exclusive to Breeze — alongside new service to Charleston, S.C., Jacksonville and Greenville/Spartanburg.

The most frequent new route is Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, which Breeze will operate 13 times weekly. OAG data shows that pace ranks as the carrier’s joint second-highest frequency across its entire July network. Elsewhere in Florida, Breeze adds daily nonstop service between Orlando International Airport and Atlantic City, N.J., twice-weekly flights from Tampa to Atlantic City and from Tampa to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, twice-weekly Tampa to Columbus, Ohio, and three-times-weekly service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tallahassee.

FLORIDA ROUTES — JULY 2026  (★ = New City to Breeze Network)

TWO CITIES JOIN THE BREEZE NETWORK FOR THE FIRST TIME

Tallahassee Regional Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport both make their debut in the Breeze network this July, each receiving service on two routes.

Breeze will connect Tallahassee to Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh-Durham, with no competing carrier on either route. Silver Airways, now defunct, previously served the Fort Lauderdale–Tallahassee market; JetBlue operated the route in 2024.

Birmingham opens with twice-weekly nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh-Durham, also exclusive to Breeze. Spirit Airlines operated at Birmingham before its May 2026 shutdown.

SIX MORE ROUTES OUTSIDE FLORIDA

Six routes outside Florida complete the July expansion. All are operated twice weekly, and only one — Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach — faces direct competition, from Allegiant and Southwest. Spirit served that market until earlier this year.

The other five are exclusive Breeze operations: Akron/Canton to Portland, Maine — a route with no prior nonstop history, serving Greater Cleveland roughly one hour from Akron/Canton Airport; Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport to both Portland and Greenville/Spartanburg; Columbus to Savannah; and Raleigh-Durham to Birmingham.

The Raleigh-Durham to Birmingham market had gone unserved since ExpressJet discontinued flights in 2008. U.S. Department of Transportation data shows the corridor generated 31,615 round-trip indirect passengers in the 12 months through February 2026, most connecting through Atlanta or Charlotte. It ranked among Raleigh-Durham’s largest unserved city pairs within a 550-nautical-mile radius.

NON-FLORIDA ROUTES — JULY 2026  (★ = New City to Breeze Network)

SPIRIT’S EXIT OPENS THE DOOR

Spirit Airlines permanently ceased all operations on May 2, 2026. At the time of its shutdown, Spirit accounted for 75% of passenger traffic at Atlantic City International Airport.

Breeze moved quickly to absorb the void. According to the Wall Street Journal, Atlantic City’s airport director reached out to Breeze the day before Spirit’s official closure, and Breeze confirmed it would fill nearly all of Spirit’s routes there. OAG data shows that of 121 Spirit routes that ceased, Breeze picked up five, JetBlue absorbed nine, and five remained without nonstop service as of late May 2026.

Among the July routes Spirit previously operated: Fort Lauderdale to Birmingham, Fort Lauderdale to Charleston, Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, Tampa to Atlantic City, Orlando to Atlantic City, and Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach.

RALEIGH-DURHAM BECOMES BREEZE’S BUSIEST AIRPORT

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is now the largest airport in the Breeze network. The carrier served nearly 660,000 passengers at RDU in 2025 — more than double the 2024 figure — and added five new cities from the airport in 2026 ahead of the July launch. Breeze is also opening a crew base at RDU as part of its strategic commitment to the hub.

FLEET AND PRODUCT

Breeze operates its routes primarily aboard Airbus A220-300 aircraft, supplemented by Embraer E190 and E195 jets on shorter or lower-demand segments. The A220-300 is configured with 137 seats in a dual-class layout — first class and economy.

According to Aviation Week, Neeleman said the airline underestimated premium demand and intends to expand first-class seating from 12 to as many as 20 seats on some aircraft.

A CARRIER AT SCALE

Breeze plans 266 daily movements in July 2026 — a 44% increase from the same month last year and approximately 20 more daily movements than in June 2026.

The airline posted its first quarterly operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2024, recording an operating margin above 4% on $220 million in revenue. Full-year 2024 revenue exceeded $680 million, a 78% year-over-year increase. Breeze recorded its first-ever net profit in the second quarter of 2025.

Founded by David Neeleman, the serial aviation entrepreneur and chief executive officer who previously co-founded Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways, and Azul Brazilian Airlines, Breeze launched commercial operations in May 2021 with a mission to connect underserved midsize U.S. cities via nonstop flights at affordable fares. The airline obtained a U.S. flag carrier certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in the fall of 2025, enabling its first international routes. Neeleman has said the airline is targeting an initial public offering in 2027 but will wait until market conditions cooperate.