Breeze Airways Launches 6 New Nonstop Routes This Week: See Full List Now

Published Oct 1, 2026, 11:43 AM EDT Paul has had a career of 25+ years focused on the international technology sector, which has taken him to over 100 countries. Along the way, he developed a deep love for aviation, with a travel bucket list measured by aircraft types flown rather than destinations reached. Now he brings that avgeek passion, along with the journalism experience he accumulated early in his career, to write insightful pieces for Simple Flying. Breeze Airways is preparing for a busy start to October, with six new nonstop routes launching between October 1 and October 4. The additions include three new links to Vero Beach in Florida, a transcontinental service from its fast-growing base at Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) to Provo, Breeze's debut at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), and its first flights to San José, Costa Rica. The launches encapsulate several parts of Breeze's growth strategy at once. Three reinforce an increasingly substantial operation at the smaller Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB), while two introduce Breeze to one of Southwest Airlines' biggest strongholds at Baltimore. The sixth takes Breeze into Central America, less than nine months after the airline operated its first scheduled international flight. That combination fits the point-to-point strategy Breeze has followed since launch: finding markets where passengers would otherwise typically have to connect. Six New Routes Launch In Four Days Credit: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock The new expansion begins today with the launch of routes from Baltimore and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Vero Beach. Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) to Vero Beach and Raleigh to Provo Airport (PVU) follow tomorrow, Tampa to San José launches on October 3, and Baltimore to Burlington completes the week's additions on October 4. All services are low-frequency operations that are scheduled 2–3 times a week. Route Launch Date Frequency What Stands Out Baltimore – Vero Beach October 1 3x weekly First day of Breeze service at BWI Pittsburgh – Vero Beach October 1 3x weekly Further expansion at Vero Beach Atlantic City – Vero Beach October 2 2x weekly Connects two smaller leisure-focused stations Raleigh-Durham – Provo October 2 2x weekly Longest of the six new routes Tampa – San José October 3 2x weekly New country and first Central American destination Baltimore – Burlington October 4 3x weekly Second route from new BWI station Vero Beach is particularly prominent, accounting for half of this week's launches. Breeze effectively revived scheduled commercial passenger service at the small Florida airport when it arrived in February 2023, and the three latest additions take its network there to 11 nonstop destinations. Most connect Florida's Treasure Coast with Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets, turning what had been a largely overlooked airport into a meaningful Breeze station in little more than three years. It also neatly illustrates the airline's broader strategy: build up underserved airports where nonstop competition is limited rather than concentrate on major trunk routes. RDU–PVU stretches that philosophy much farther geographically, with the Airbus A220-300 allowing Breeze to pursue thinner transcontinental markets that would be difficult to operate economically with larger narrowbodies. The 1,805 mile (2,905 km) route is also notable for linking the secondary airport at Breeze Airways' corporate headquarters with what has become the carrier's largest base. Breeze Enters Southwest's Baltimore Stronghold Credit: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock Baltimore is arguably the most strategically interesting addition. More than 25 million passengers used BWI in 2025, and Southwest accounted for nearly three quarters of them. The most recent Bureau of Transportation Statistics data covering July 2025 through June 2026 puts Southwest's share at 74%, compared with just 6% for Delta Air Lines, the next-largest carrier at the airport. Breeze therefore arrives at an airport where one airline has an unusually dominant position. Measure Southwest At BWI Context Passenger market share 74% Market share for 12 months to June 2026 Annual passengers More than 18 million FY2025 Daily departures ~230 BWI overall has ~300 Nonstop destinations 82 Domestic and international Position in Southwest network Largest East Coast airport One of Southwest's largest airports overall BWI's 5 largest markets Atlanta, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Denver, Charlotte Southwest serves all five Largest competitors Delta 6%; United 5%; Frontier 5% Market share for 12 months to June 2026 Yet Breeze is not attacking Southwest directly. Vero Beach and Burlington are both being introduced as nonstop markets operating three-times weekly, but both are also new destinations for BWI, and Breeze won't face any competition. That allows Breeze to access the large Baltimore-Washington catchment without immediately entering a high-frequency fare battle with Southwest. That is much closer to Breeze's original network concept than establishing a conventional Baltimore hub. The airline has been built around point-to-point flying between underserved cities, often at frequencies of only a few flights per week. BWI simply gives Breeze a much larger origin market from which to apply the same formula, while the initial two routes provide a relatively cautious way to test how much room exists alongside Southwest's enormous operation. Costa Rica Shows How Quickly Breeze Has Gone International Credit: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock The October 3 launch of the new route from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to San José's Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) is another milestone. Breeze will operate the 1,246-mile (2,005-km) route twice-weekly, becoming the only airline flying nonstop between the cities and restoring Tampa–Costa Rica service after more than 25 years. Remarkably, Breeze's first scheduled international flight only departed Norfolk for Cancún in January this year, but the expansion has accelerated quickly. Breeze's current booking inventory and announced schedule now encompass 14 foreign routes through early 2027, concentrated heavily on Cancun International Airport (CUN) and Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). Breeze International Route Country Start Date Frequency Norfolk – Cancún Mexico January 10, 2026 2x weekly Charleston – Cancún Mexico January 17, 2026 2x weekly New Orleans – Cancún Mexico February 7, 2026 2x weekly Providence – Cancún Mexico February 14, 2026 2x weekly Raleigh-Durham – Punta Cana Dominican Republic March 4, 2026 2x weekly Tampa – Nassau Bahamas June 11, 2026 4x weekly Tampa – Punta Cana Dominican Republic July 2, 2026 2x weekly Tampa – San José Costa Rica October 3, 2026 2x weekly Tampa – Cancún Mexico December 19, 2026 2x weekly Tampa – Montego Bay Jamaica December 19, 2026 2x weekly Pittsburgh – Cancún Mexico January 7, 2027 3x weekly Pittsburgh–Punta Cana Dominican Republic January 7, 2027 3x weekly Richmond–Cancún Mexico January 8, 2027 2x weekly Columbus–Punta Cana Dominican Republic January 8, 2027 2x weekly Pittsburgh, Richmond and Columbus will be the latest US cities to gain new international links with Breeze in January. But it is Tampa that is emerging as the center of Breeze's international push. By the end of 2026, Breeze plans foreign service from TPA to Nassau, Punta Cana, San José, Cancún and Montego Bay, alongside St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Yet rather than build an international connecting hub, Breeze is extending the same leisure-oriented point-to-point model it uses domestically. Its profitable business model as well as the A220's combination of relatively modest capacity, efficiency and range make routes to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean particularly well suited to the strategy.