Breeze Airways Launches 5 Exciting New International Routes [List & Map]
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In 2025, Breeze Airways had no scheduled worldwide companies. That modified in January 2026, when its first service took offwhich was from Norfolk to Cancun International Airport (CUN). Flights shortly adopted from Charleston to CUN.
As of May 11, the fast-growing airline now plans 14 worldwide routes, though this might simply change once more quickly. This follows the latest announcement of 5 further markets, every of which is to both the ever-popular CUN or Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). It comes shortly after Breeze revealed more domestic links.
Breeze Will Start These 3 Routes To CUN
On December 19, simply in time for Christmas, the provider will inaugurate service from Tampa to CUN. Served twice-weekly on the 137-seat Airbus A220-300, this shall be Breeze’s new second-shortest worldwide route, at 478 nautical miles (885 km) every manner.
It is a good-sized market. According to reserving information, 137,000 round-trip native passengers (375 every day) flew between the 2 locations final 12 months. Around 85% of the passengers flew nonstop with JetBlue Airways. Breeze’s arrival in seven months means the market may have two airways once more, following Frontier Airlines pulling out in 2025.
On January 7, 2027, Breeze will launch flights from Pittsburgh to CUN (three weekly A220-300), adopted the subsequent day by Richmond to CUN (twice-weekly A220-300). It’ll be the primary time the provider has operated internationally from each US cities. It’ll additionally mark its worldwide debut from Pennsylvania, though not from Virginia, because it has worldwide companies from Norfolk.
Following BermudAir’s short-lived to Richmond, the town may have worldwide flights once more. The US Department of Transportation exhibits that CUN was final served in 2005, when the now-defunct USA3000 operated. With round 33,000 round-trip oblique passengers final 12 months (90 every day), CUN stays the most important unserved worldwide market from Richmond.
Pittsburgh-CUN could be very totally different. It is already served by 
American Airlines and 
Southwest Airlines, though the latter solely operates briefly. In 2026, its schedule submission to Cirium Diio exhibits simply 9 round-trip companies, which is its smallest providing for 5 years.
These Two Routes To PUJ WILL Begin
Breeze first arrived in PUJ, gateway to the extraordinarily fashionable vacationer vacation spot, in March 2026. Two further routes have now been added. On January 7, 2027, it will launch service from Pittsburgh to the Dominican Republic vacation spot (three weekly A220-300). It’ll compete instantly with American. In prior years, particularly since 2006 and 2009, significantly extra flights existed with USA3000.
The subsequent day, Breeze will carry off from Columbus to PUJ (twice-weekly A220-300). This would be the first time the airline has operated internationally from Ohio. The market has barely ever had nonstop flights, with the DOT displaying that USA3000 operated till 2004.
Even with out service, it’s moderately sized, with 32,000 round-trip passengers final 12 months (88 every day). It was Columbus’ third-largest unserved worldwide market. At 1,487 nautical miles (2,754 km), it’s Breeze’s new longest worldwide providing. Flights again to Ohio are timed at as much as 4 hours and half-hour.
days | Columbus To PUJ; Local Times | PUJ To Columbus; Local Times |
|---|---|---|
Mondays, Fridays | 9:28 AM-2:28 PM | 3:28 PM-6:58 PM |
Breeze Now Has 14 International Routes (For Now)
All 5 routes talked about earlier shall be operational by mid-January. When that occurs, the newest data, which is actually topic to vary, exhibits that Breeze plans 43 weekly companies to non-US locations. While representing important progress for the airline, it is going to, in fact, have a tiny presence from the US to the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. It’ll function simply 0.5% of the obtainable flights, or one in each 200 companies.
With 18 weekly departures, Tampa will stay its main gateway. In distinction, Raleigh/Durham ranks first when domestic services are included. Pittsburgh is distantly second internationally (six weekly departures), adopted by Charleston (three), New Orleans (three), Norfolk (three), Providence (three), Raleigh/Durham (three), Columbus (two), and Richmond (two).