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“Breeze Airways,” which was founded by David Neelman, the mind behind JetBlue and other major airline start-ups, is set to begin flying in and out of the Ronkonkoma airport as soon as early 2022.
Eight new routes will be added in February from MacArthur and Palm Beach International Airport in Florida as Breeze's 17th and 18 destinations, expanding the airline's network to 42 routes.
"Breeze’s business model is to add ‘nice, new nonstop’ flights on routes where only connecting service is offered by other carriers,” Neeleman stated. “We’re excited to introduce Breeze service to South Florida and the New York area, and look forward to adding more routes from both Palm Beach and Islip.”
Breeze will inaugurate four weekly roundtrip flights between MacArthur and Norfolk, Virginia, on Feb. 17, 2022, on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays, and Mondays.
On Feb. 18, 2022, Breeze will introduce twice-weekly roundtrips between MacArthur and Charleston, South Carolina on Fridays and Mondays.
"David Neeleman’s mission to bring together a nice group of people to run a seriously nice airline with great service, innovation, and low fares won our hearts from the start," Airport Commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken said.
“We are a different kind of Airport located in the largest Metro Market in the Country. Breeze offers a unique opportunity to disrupt the marketplace with its competitive fares and reshape air travel for Long Island and New York with its fast, affordable, point-to-point service.”
Fares will start at $39 one-way, the company announced.
"Breeze Airways holds a special place in our hearts. We’ve been watching Breeze carefully since David Neeleman first visualized the carrier," Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter said. "We had the opportunity to show Breeze Long Island hospitality during the US Department of Transportation air carrier certification process.
"We believe our professionalism, perseverance, and community support helped showcase our area bringing this exciting new service to fruition."
According to the company, “Breeze provides nonstop service between underserved routes across the US at affordable fares.”
“The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation's air service has meant many secondary markets and smaller cities have seen a significant reduction in flights,” Neelman said when he debuted Breeze. "There are so many city pairs needing nonstop service around the country, we have a further 100 cities under consideration.
“Flying nonstop, Breeze will get you there in half the time, but also for about half the price.”
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