Breeze Airways increasing Southwest Florida footprint in a big way. See new options coming

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
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Options are a good thing when it comes to air travel. People living in Southwest Florida or visiting here will have more options starting later this year when Breeze Airways adds nine new routes to its growing portfolio of destinations originating from RSW (Southwest Florida International Airport) in Fort Myers.

Breeze Airways, which is based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, announced Tuesday that these new winter and spring seasonal nonstop routes from Fort Myers will begin in November. Fares will start from just $39 one way.

The special $39 one-way fare must be purchased by July 24, 2023 (11:59 pm ET), for travel by January 9, 2024.

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Breeze Airlines celebrates its arrival as a carrier at RSW (Southwest Florida International Airport) in Fort Myers in June 2022.
Breeze Airlines celebrates its arrival as a carrier at RSW (Southwest Florida International Airport) in Fort Myers in June 2022.

Breeze Airways will offer these nine new routes from Fort Myers in November:

  • Akron-Canton, Ohio (Winter/Spring seasonal, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, starting Nov. 16

  • Columbus, Ohio (Winter/Spring seasonal, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, starting Nov. 16

  • Louisville, Kentucky (Winter/Spring seasonal, Thursday and Sunday, starting Nov. 16

  • New Orleans (Winter/Spring seasonal, Thursday and Sunday, starting Nov. 2

  • Norfolk, Virginia (Winter/Spring seasonal, Thursday and Sunday, starting Nov. 2

  • Pittsburgh (Winter/Spring seasonal, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, starting Nov. 15

  • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (Winter/Spring seasonal, Monday and Friday, starting Nov. 17

  • Richmond, Virginia (Winter/Spring seasonal, Wednesday and Saturday, starting Nov. 15

  • Syracuse, New York (Winter/Spring seasonal, Monday and Friday, starting Nov. 17

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Breeze has already established a nice footprint in Southwest Florida, serving Charleston, South Carolina, Hartford, Connecticut, Las Vegas and Providence, Rhode Island.

Breeze now offers 58 nonstop routes in and out of Florida.

“We are extremely pleased about Breeze Airways announcing nine new nonstop cities at Southwest Florida International Airport today,” said Ben Siegel, CPA, C.M., executive director of the Lee County Port Authority.

As far as Breeze Airways CEO and Founder David Neeleman is concerned, this is a win-win.

“With fall and winter quickly approaching, we know many people from the Northeast and Midwest will be looking to travel to the great beaches and warmer weather Fort Myers has to offer,” Neeleman said. “These nine new seasonal nonstop routes will allow our guests to more easily and affordably travel to and from Southwest Florida.”

For more details on fares, cancellation fees and Breeze's bundled and ala carte upgrade options known as Nice, Nicer and, on flights operated with the Airbus A220-300, go to the Breeze Airways website.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Breeze airways expanding routes at RSW airport in Fort Myers