Breeze celebrates launch of new service from RIC

Breeze Airways is inaugurating three new nonstop routes in two days from Richmond International Airport, including flights to Los Angeles; Cincinnati; and New York-Islip. The airline also is bringing back summer seasonal nonstop flights to Jacksonville, Florida, and Providence, Rhode Island.

Celebrating the new service to Los Angeles May 18 were (pictured, front row, from left): Andy Edmunds, director of the Virginia Film Office; John Rutledge, COO of Richmond International Airport; Basil Dosunmu, CFO of Richmond International Airport; Carol Gaddis, director of IT and Innovation for Richmond International Airport; Perry Miller, president and CEO of Richmond International Airport; Jennifer Wakefield, president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership; Gareth Edmondson-Jones, director of external communications and media relations for Breeze Airways; (back row, from left) Jacob Hiller, operations officer for Richmond International Airport; and Kevin Mallory, landside operations manager for Richmond International Airport.

“Breeze starting nonstop service to Los Angeles, Cincinnati, and New York-Islip from Richmond International Airport (RIC) represents an impressive expansion of easy-to-reach destinations for Richmond Region travelers,” said Perry J. Miller, A.A.E., I.A.P., president and CEO of the Capital Region Airport Commission. “Ever since the new service announcements, we’ve heard quite a positive buzz in the community about all three. We wish Breeze tremendous success with these new routes from RIC.”

Service to Los Angeles will operate Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday. Service to Jacksonville will run seasonally during the spring and summer months on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Service to Cincinnati will run seasonally during the spring and summer on Monday and Friday. Service to New York-Islip will run seasonally during the spring and summer on Thursday and Sunday.

Service to Providence will run seasonally during the spring and summer on Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday.

“Breeze first began operating from Richmond in July of 2021. As we approach our second birthday on May 27, it’s incredible that we have grown to 13 total destinations since then,” said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways’ Founder and CEO. “These new routes include great destinations like Los Angeles, giving our guests in the Richmond area a chance to take a summer vacation.”