Breeze Airways adds nonstop route from RIC to Fort Myers
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Breeze Airways is adding its 13th nonstop route from Richmond International Airport with seasonal service to Fort Myers, Florida, beginning Nov. 15.
The new service will run on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Introductory rates through July 24 start at $49 one way.
Breeze also flies from RIC to Charleston, South Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Hartford, Connecticut; Jacksonville, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Islip-Long Island, New York; Los Angeles; New Orleans; Phoenix, Arizona; Providence, Rhode Island; San Francisco; and Tampa, Florida. Breeze now offers 58 nonstop routes in and out of Florida.
“With this announcement of Winter/Spring seasonal nonstop flights to Ft. Myers, Florida, Richmond International Airport is excited to see the next chapter in the Breeze Airways success story,” said Perry J. Miller, president and CEO for the Capital Region Airport Commission. “We welcome this new connection between the Richmond region and Florida’s Gulf Coast and applaud its start date ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.”
“With fall and winter quickly approaching, we know many people will be looking to travel to the great beaches and warmer weather Fort Myers has to offer,” said David Neeleman, Founder and CEO of Breeze Airways, “That is why we have added this new route from RIC and we hope that it will allow our Guests to more easily and affordably travel to and from Southwest Florida.”
Breeze offers travelers both bundled and a la carte options on flights operated with the Airbus A220-300. Breeze flies both regional and transcontinental flights on a fleet of Embraer 190/195 and Airbus A220 aircraft. The carrier has ordered 80 A220s, with options for 40 more.
