WARWICK, RI — Breeze Airways is coming to T.F. Green Airport.
Gov. Dan McKee and other state officials were on hand to announce the new travel offering Friday morning.
"We are thrilled to welcome Breeze Airways to Rhode Island's skies this summer," McKee said. "Our state's travel and tourism industry has endured much hardship over the past year and we are looking forward to brighter days ahead, with new routes bringing new economic opportunity and new visitors to our state."
Breeze is a newly launched airline, created by JetBlue founder David Neelman, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation said. T.F. Green was selected as one of the 16 airports on the debut flight network.
Service will start July 21, with flights offered four times per week to Charleston, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tickets are now on sale, with fares as low as $39 one way, the RIAC said.
The new routes brings T.F. Green to 25 non-stop routes across 11 airlines.
"These 16 cities are just the beginning for Breeze," Neeleman said. "The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation's air service has meant many secondary and tertiary markets have seen a significant reduction in flights. There are so many city pairs needing non-stop service around the country, we have a further 100 cities under consideration. Flying non-stop, Breeze will get you there in half the time, but also for about half the price!"
Several Rhode Island lawmakers were on hand to welcome the new airline. Not all leaders were excited about the news, however.
Sen. Sam Bell called Breeze a "sketchy, low-cost carrier" and called for the airport to focus on other priorities.
"Before adding more flights ... to other medium-sized cities, we should add flights on reputable airlines to major US hub destinations," Bell tweeted. "It's a problem that you can't fly to lots of key big cities from TF Green: Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, St. Louis, New York (don't @ me with New Jersey being the same thing), Montreal, Phoenix, Columbus, San Diego, San Antonio, Portland, Honolulu, Austin, Kansas City, Indianapolis or Boston."
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