Summary
- BreezeThrough involves single aircraft operations with brief stopovers for seamless boarding.
- Breeze Airways focuses on underserved U.S. routes with affordable fares and nonstop service.
- BreezeThrough flights offer amenities and carry baggage securely during short stopovers.
Breeze Airways, a brainchild of David Neeleman, is an American low-cost airline headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Breeze Airways focuses on providing nonstop service to underserved routes across the U.S., offering affordable fares and targeting smaller airports that may not be well-served by larger carriers. Breeze’s mission is to make travel convenient, comfortable, and hassle-free for passengers.
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The airline is making a name for itself as the ‘nice’ low-cost airline connecting secondary cities.
In 2023, the airline introduced its innovative “BreezeThrough” product designed to enhance the convenience of air travel. It allows the airline to sell one-stop, direct service on routes where the plane is continuing anyway. But how does the BreezeThrough service work, and what perks are there for the passengers and the carrier alike? Let’s find out.
An Overview of BreezeThrough Services
Breeze operates a fleet of Embraer E190 and E195 aircraft. The airline’s network includes destinations across the United States, focusing on routes that are underserved. BreezeThrough service is quite different from its regular operations, though.
Photo: Raleigh–Durham International Airport
Here’s a brief peek at how BreezeThrough works.
- Single Aircraft Operation: BreezeThrough flights involve a single aircraft operating on a route with a stopover.
- Seamless Boarding: Passengers board the plane at their original airport and continue to their final destination without changing planes.
- Brief Stopover: The stopover is typically brief (around 30 minutes).
A look at a few BreezeThrough routes
All in all, there are 30 BreezeThrough routes available. The airline talked to Simple Flying about their “Breeze Thru” service and said:
“We will always have Breeze Throughs. We don’t really connect you. we do a little bit, but mainly if you’re going to Providence, you may pop into Cincinnati for 30 minutes to give fuel and load people. You know, that’s that’s kind of, it just helps us to sell people from Cincinnati to Providence and Providence to Cincinnati. And Providence to LAX or whatever. So we have lots of Breeze Thrus.”
Photo: Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Here are certain routes operated by Breeze Airways offering Breeze Through services.
| Routes | Details |
| Norfolk-Los Angeles |
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| Charleston-Las Vegas |
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| Tampa-San Francisco |
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Diving into the details of “BreezeThrough” flights
How do you book a BreezeThrough flight?
After searching for the BreezeThrough flights on the Breeze Airways website, passengers enter the travel dates, destination, and preferred options. Breeze Airways offers online check-in starting 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. The carrier provides self-service kiosks at select airports. These kiosks allow check-in, seat selection, and printing of boarding passes. Then, after passing through security checkpoints at the airport, the airline boards passengers in groups (e.g., first class, priority, general).
Inflight services on a BreezeThrough flight
During the flight, passengers enjoy various amenities, including:
- Meals
- Entertainment, in the form of movies, music, or TV shows.
- Comfort features like adjustable seats, blankets, and pillows.
Photo: Robin Guess | Shutterstock
BreezeThrough aims to create a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere for travelers. The aircraft stops at an intermediate airport (the layover point) for around 30 minutes. The stop allows the aircraft to refuel, allow crew changes, and perform necessary maintenance checks. After the brief stopover, the aircraft resumes its journey. Passengers do not need to change planes; they continue on the same aircraft. This streamlined process ensures a smooth transition to the final destination without additional boarding or security checks.
What are the advantages of BreezeThrough services anyhow?
What the benefits of a BreezeThrough flights for a passenger are is not so clear. There is a stopover, but the passengers don’t change seats. The BreezeThrough flights don’t show on metasearch or third-party sites, so this reduces the chances of a passenger booking a flight and not realizing that there’s a stopover.
Photo: Andrew Crider | Simple Flying
BreezeThrough service comes with a few advantages for the airline, though:
- Despite a relatively small increase in operational complexity, Breeze Airways can increase its presence.
- The carrier also appears much larger than perhaps it really is.
- Challenges such as rerouting passengers or moving bags between flights don’t exist.
How does baggage handling work during a brief stopover?
Passengers’ checked baggage remains securely loaded on the same aircraft during the stopover, and the dedicated baggage handlers ensure it stays safely stowed. Stringent security protocols are followed to prevent unauthorized access to the baggage, and baggage compartments are sealed and monitored. Since the stopover duration is usually short (around half an hour), the ground crew may perform necessary maintenance or refueling tasks. After the stopover, the aircraft resumes its journey, and passengers’ baggage continues to its destination, giving them peace of mind.
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The future of BreezeThrough services
As Breeze Airways gets more international destinations and international partner airlines, they are expected to start an expansion of their operations out of Providence. The aviation community will have a keen eye out on how popular the BreezeThru service will be in the days to come.