Dec. 6—Breeze Airways, a regional airline that started flying out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport earlier this year, said Monday it is adding another destination for area travelers.
Starting Feb. 19, Breeze will begin flying from New Orleans to Palm Beach, Florida. The roundtrip flights will occur on Saturdays only, the company said in a news release.
The airline currently flies to seven destinations from New Orleans: Akron, Ohio; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Charleston, South Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; Norfolk, Virginia; and Richmond, Virginia.
Breeze, a new airline created by JetBlue founder David Neeleman aimed at low-cost travel between small and mid-sized cities, began flying out of New Orleans in July.
It began with 10 destinations, but has since curtailed flights to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Huntsville, Alabama.
"We're excited to introduce Breeze service to south Florida, and look forward to adding more routes to New Orleans," said Neeleman in a prepared statement.
The addition comes as passenger traffic is rebounding from its pandemic lows. The week of Thanksgiving was the busiest at New Orleans' airport since COVID virtually halted travel in March, 2020.
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