Within the next few weeks, Breeze added service to Charleston, South Carolina, and New Orleans.īreeze operates about 28% of the airport's available flight seats, roughly tied with American Airlines. Akron-Canton was then one of Breeze's roughly 16 airports. David Neeleman: 'Word gets out, and people fly us again.'īreeze began flying to Akron-Canton in late June 2021 from Tampa after the airline launched operations in May 2021. Burson said she would never fly with that airline again. She said when she flew with a big legacy airline last year, the flight was canceled and she couldn't be rebooked on another flight for three more days. She said she liked the new 150-seat Airbus A220-300 used for the flight from Tampa. I would prefer it over all the other airlines," Burson said, adding that she paid $280 for a round trip to Tampa at the "nice" tier including bag fees. She flies to Tampa to see her daughter and to Nashville to see her son. Jana Burson of Plain Township, who waited for her bag at baggage claim, said it was her fifth round trip with Breeze.
"I'm so happy because I've always had to go out of Cleveland and it's wonderful that they're here in Canton. The plane was clean and it seemed a little more spacious than the other airline that I usually travel. She said it was her first time flying with Breeze. But he felt the risk was worth the discounted fare of $150 round trip to Tampa.Ĭhristine Kress of Minerva was returning after a visit to see her son in St. Sometimes when you try to call Delta, you can't get a hold of anybody anyways."īut Ferrante acknowledged that because Breeze doesn't fly to a destination seven days a week, a passenger faces the risk of having to book with another airline to get home that day or the next day if Breeze cancels the flight. I do like the idea of how they give you the option of having the nice, nicer and nicest in the sense of the a la carte (tier of amenities included)."Īs for Breeze only having online-based customer service with no phone number, he said: "Well that's OK. So I will definitely fly again," Ferrante said. The flight landed at 9:03 a.m., 20 minutes earlier than scheduled.ĭomenic Ferrante, a principal architect with SōL Harris/Day Architecture who lives in Jackson Township, returned with his wife from a two-week vacation in Florida. flight from Tampa praised the flight experience. “We are immensely grateful for Breeze’s growth and commitment to Northeast Ohio.”Ī couple of passengers interviewed Friday morning at the airport after they disembarked from Breeze's 6:49 a.m. Ren Camacho, president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Airport, said in a written statement that Orlando is a top destination for leisure travelers. We find that flights to Orlando do very well.” "I mean everyone likes to fly somewhere that people really want to go.
"Orlando is a great destination," Neeleman said. Breeze is scheduled to add Norfolk, Virginia on June 1, according to Akron-Canton Airport. The seven other destinations are Charleston, South Carolina Las Vegas Nashville New Orleans Norfolk, Virginia Tampa and West Palm Beach. So it’s going well," Breeze CEO and founder David Neeleman said.Įarlier this month, Breeze launched a non-stop flight from Akron-Canton to Orlando International Airport - its eighth destination from Akron-Canton. We have a lot of cities that we're serving out of there. Vegas, baby: Las Vegas is latest destination for Breeze Airways from Akron-Canton Airport More flights: Breeze Airways will connect Akron-Canton to Orlando in March The airline, whose flight schedule now includes 35 airports, has won some respect for how it's overcome a pilot shortage, high jet-fuel prices, canceling or postponing the planned debut of service to some destinations, and competition from more established airlines.īut as it tries to grow to occupy a niche as a low-fare, point-to-point, non-hub airline at many medium-sized airports - some abandoned by larger airlines - can it win enough passengers to make a profit so it continues flying? GREEN – Breeze Airways faced some strong wind gusts in the airline industry when it debuted service at Akron-Canton Airport and other regional airports in 2021.
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