2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies

While opponents like southwest and Spirit Struggle with declining gross sales, startup Breeze Airways, based by JetBlue creator David Neeleman, has managed to develop into America’s fastest-growing airline. Its success is constructed on three components: low fares, prime quality, and a monopoly mindset. Breeze connects smaller cities—like Evansville, Indiana, or Provo, Utah—that legacy airways deserted or by no means served, making it the sole operator on practically 90% of its 220 routes. Even with fares as little as $30 one-way, the airline obtained the 2025 “best cabin service” awards from the Airline Passenger Experience Association. Breeze began 2026 sturdy, working practically 41% extra flights in early 2026 in comparison with the prior year. In January, the airline additionally added worldwide service to Cancún, Punta Cana, and Montego Bay. And there’s loads of runway left: Neeleman says there are probably a further 1,500 metropolis pairs Breeze may fly with out competing with a serious US airline.