Massive Expansion Blows Towards Breeze
Breeze Airways announced a large route expansion today that will add 35 routes to ten new cities this summer, bringing its total number of routes to 77.
The ten new airports Breeze will wind its way to are:
- Fort Myers
- Jacksonville
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Nashville
- San Bernardino
- San Francisco
- Sarasota
- Savannah
- Syracuse
Of the 35 new routes, only one will operate daily – San Francisco to San Bernadino. The other 34 routes will operate 2x, 3x, or 4x-weekly. Notable routes include cross-country flights from San Francisco to Richmond (2x-weekly beginning May 25), Charleston (3x-weekly beginning May 26) and Louisville (3x-weekly beginning May 27). It will fly from Los Angeles to Providence (2x-weekly beginning June 29), Norfolk (3x-weekly beginning June 30), and Savannah (2x-weekly beginning July 1).
Other long-haul (for Breeze) additions include Las Vegas to seven random cities east of the Mississippi that are presumably thrilled to be able to gamble away their savings without having to risk getting mugged during a Newark connection.
- Charleston
- Fort Myers
- Huntsville
- Jacksonville
- Norfolk
- Richmond
- Syracuse
ANA Announces Launch of Air Japan
ANA – Japan’s largest airline – announced plans to launch its international subsidiary named AirJapan that’s scheduled to begin flying at a vague point in the future. The name was picked to cause as much confusion as possible in the Japanese market and hopefully steal business of customers thinking they’re looking for Japan Airlines. Both Air China and China Airlines – which operate in different countries – had no comment at press time.
ANA claims the subsidiary will be its own brand offering customers “more of what they want” and “less of what they won’t.” So apparently ANA is offering less of what they don’t want today? It’s not clear. The new airline will allow customers the opportunity to tailor their travel experience to fit their needs and budget – that’s airline speak for “we’re gonna charge you for every freaking thing.”
ANA says initial routes and schedules are to be determined in the future, which likely means it hasn’t had its in-office dart-throwing at a map competition yet. AirJapan will operate a fleet exclusively of B787-8 Dreamliners in a two-class configuration. There’ll be a limited number of premium economy seats in the front with as many seats as the airline can jam into the back in as tight of a configuration as possible.
Avelo Adds Three More
Breeze is not the only new airline announcing new routes today as Avelo Airlines announced three new routes from its New Haven, CT (HVN) hub, beginning service to Baltimore, Chicago/Midway, and Raleigh-Durham.
For Avelo, these are three non-leisure destinations, its first of the kind from New Haven. With the addition of these three cities, it’ll give Avelo 13 nonstop destinations from HVN, the most nonstop destinations from Connecticut for any carrier. Service to all three cities will begin May 26 and operate 5x-weekly.
Chicago will be Avelo’s first destination in the Midwest, and the carrier expects to add a sixth weekly frequency in June to Midway. RDU will be the airline’s first foray into North Carolina and complements its three destinations in South Carolina while Baltimore is a place some people want to fly to sometimes because they have to.
- AirAsia lost an appeal to dismiss a case over the airline’s lack of payments to Malaysia Airports.
- Alaska is reducing its schedule for the rest of the first half of the year three to five percent.
- Avianca is purchasing 88 new A320neos with an option for 50 more. Delivery will take place between 2025 and 2031.
- Azerbaijan Airlines is suspending service to Russia.
- El Al is resuming service to Dubai today.
- Etihad is adding twice-weekly summer seasonal service to Nice beginning June 15.
- Emirates is doubling its service to Perth, now serving the city with 2x-daily flights.
- Ethiopian signed a partnership with the International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation. Do with that information what you please.
- GlobalX announced the lease of two A321 freighters.
- HOP! will end CRJ-1000 ops this DECEMBER!
- Porter will codeshare with Air Transat this summer.
- Wizz Air has moved its Chisinau, Moldova (KIV) base and operations to Iasi, Romania (IAS).
What do you call a factory that makes products that are just OK?
A satisfactory.