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Breeze Airways is renowned for its fast growth. In May 2026, Cirium Diio data shows an average of 222 daily round-trip services. Its offering has jumped by 34% in 12 months, albeit from a relatively small foundation. Many new routes underpin this growth, although it is not always good news.
Examining the carrier’s entire network between May 6 and 12 shows that 14 routes will launch or restart. It is more dramatic than that, as they’ll all begin or resume in just three days: May 6, 7, and 8. They include Breeze’s first flight to Atlantic City, along with its return to San Antonio.
6 Routes Started On May 6
On Wednesday, May 6, Breeze introduced Charleston-Atlantic City (twice-weekly Airbus A220-300), Louisville-Los Angeles (twice-weekly A220-300), Myrtle Beach-Long Island (twice-weekly to four-weekly A220-300), Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU)-Bangor (twice-weekly A220-300), RDU-Stewart (twice-weekly A220-300), and RDU-Vero Beach (twice-weekly to four weekly A220-300). Perhaps unsurprisingly, RDU is now Breeze’s most-served airport.
Generally, Breeze’s approach to network planning is to operate routes that have either not previously been served or were unserved when its first service departed. Half of the launches on May 6 are brand-new: Charleston to Atlantic City, RDU to Bangor, and RDU to Vero Beach. In 2025, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) shows that 11,375 passengers flew between RDU and Bangor. RDU was the largest unserved market within 1,000 miles (1,609 km) of Bangor.
Louisville to Los Angeles was last served by the now-defunct Spirit Airlines in October last year, while RDU-Stewart has been unserved since Frontier Airlines pulled out four years ago. Myrtle Beach to Long Island is different, as Breeze will join Frontier, becoming the first time that the market has had two carriers simultaneously.
These 4 Routes Launched On May 7
They are 
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)-Pensacola (twice-weekly to daily A220-300), FLL-Savannah (twice-weekly to four weekly A220-300), RDU-San Antonio (twice-weekly to three weekly A220-300), and Savannah-Akron/Canton (twice-weekly to three weekly A220-300).
Until recently, another airline operated two of the four routes. So-called ready-made markets are an important way for a carrier to grow its map. This is why it is critical for every airline to continually examine market changes by competitors, to identify dropped services, lower frequencies, and so on. This helps in identifying potential opportunities.
|
Days |
RDU-San Antonio; Local Times* |
San Antonio-RDU; Local Times** |
|---|---|---|
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Thursdays |
6:50 AM-9:05 AM |
9:55 AM-2:00 PM |
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Sundays |
6:45 AM-9:00 AM |
9:55 AM-2:00 PM |
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* In mid-May |
** In mid-May |
Breeze replaced Spirit from FLL, which was its most-served airport, to Pensacola; its final service was on April 30. Breeze superseded Allegiant Air between FLL to Savannah; its final flight was on May 4. In contrast, RDU-Sat Antonio was last served by Spirit in 2018 (Expressjet operated until 2008), while Breeze competes directly with Allegiant between Akron/Canton and Savannah. It is the first time two airlines have served that market. They fly to Akron/Canton instead of Cleveland, which is around an hour away.
San Antonio was last part of Breeze’s network in 2021 and 2022. In this period, the carrier flew to Northwest Arkansas, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. None of these markets will return to its map. The addition of RDU is notable. Despite having no nonstop flights last year, the DOT indicates that 72,909 passengers flew indirectly (200 daily). Many long-haul routes start with fewer passengers than that. But as always, traffic is just one part of the equation.
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Breeze Began These 4 Routes On May 8
This article was written on May 8. On this day, Breeze will launch Greenville/Spartanburg-Columbus (twice-weekly A220-300), Memphis-San Antonio (twice-weekly A220-300), Providence-Columbus (twice-weekly A220-300), and RDU-Madison (twice-weekly A220-300).
Greenville/Spartanburg-Columbus and RDU-Madison have not been served by any airline before, which is not surprising. In contrast, Memphis-San Antonio was part of Frontier’s network in 2018; no airline has operated since then. Further back, 
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines served the market, as Memphis was once a hub.
Providence-Columbus stands out. It is the only route out of the 14 discussed in this article that was previously served by Breeze, which was between 2022 and 2024. The DOT indicates that just 49.8% of seats were filled, including 49.6% in the final year. Will it perform better this time? It must do much better, or it’ll be removed again.
