Budget airline floods US with new routes in aggressive move on low fares as consumers cautioned

Utah-based fund hose Breeze Airways, which calls itself "Seriously Nice," has announced it volition beryllium expanding its low-cost question routes successful the U.S.

The low-cost hose said it's added caller routes from Raleigh-Durham, Hartford, Columbus, Atlantic City, Charleston, Memphis, Louisville, Los Angeles, Madison, Pittsburgh and Greenville-Spartanburg.

"Breeze’s convenient, nonstop work to underserved destinations continues to resonate with travelers, and we’re anxious to present Brownsville and Atlantic City to our unique, elevated merchandise offering," said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways’ laminitis and CEO, successful a property release.

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The hose besides added 4 caller routes successful the authorities of Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando.

The institution said it volition besides beryllium returning its formation work to San Antonio, Texas, aft a four-year hiatus.

Breeze Airways said it's expanding its service, with caller routes from Raleigh-Durham, Hartford, Columbus and different cities.  (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The marque is "excited to invited caller and returning guests successful historical San Antonio aft 4 years away," Neeleman said.

The hose besides added Nassau, Bahamas, to its database — making that fashionable abrogation spot its 4th planetary destination.

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The CEO said the institution was adding that determination "as we hole to footwear disconnected an breathtaking play of summertime travel."

The quality comes conscionable aft the latest Travel Inflation Report from Nerd Wallet — which said past period that portion formation prices person been down implicit the past decade, they inactive consciousness precocious to galore people. 

Breeze Airways is present offering work to 4 planetary destinations.  (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

In its report, Nerd Wallet, the idiosyncratic concern website, pointed to "unbundling," which is erstwhile "airlines advertise little fares, often successful the signifier of basal system seats that connection fewer frills."

The study added, "Those debased basal fares typically travel with upcharges successful the signifier of ancillary fees to cheque bags, to warrant an aisle spot oregon to unafraid aboriginal boarding."

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The tract advised consumers to ticker for hose consolidation that tin make little contention connected routes — giving airlines much powerfulness to complaint higher fees. 

While formation prices person been down implicit the past decade, they inactive consciousness precocious to galore people. 

Breeze Airways, meanwhile, besides offers work to Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

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Breeze began work successful May 2021 with a fleet of Airbus A220-300 and Embraer 190 aircraft, according to the airline’s site.

In Texas, Brownsville metropolis leaders expressed "excitement" astir the company's caller way to Orlando — the 84th destination to beryllium added to the airline’s roster, My San Antonio reported. 

The CEO said the institution is preparing "to footwear disconnected an breathtaking play of summertime travel." Consumers are ever advised to ticker for other charges.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"Breeze’s way from Brownsville to Orlando volition statesman operating connected May 15, with tickets already connected sale," the outlet noted. 

"The nonstop way volition alert Mondays and Fridays, with tickets starting arsenic debased arsenic $79 1 way," if they were purchased arsenic portion of a "No Flex Fare" promotion which concluded connected Feb. 3.  

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Overall, the mean home round-trip terms for the archetypal 4th of 2025 was $397, which was down astir 1.2% from the 4th fourth of 2024, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics successful July 2025. 

In January of this twelvemonth alone, astir 66 cardinal passengers went done TSA checkpoints, according to TSA data.