HEBRON, Ky. — Starting Wednesday, low-cost flights to new cities took off at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport, and more are on the way in the coming months.

What You Need To Know

  • New Breeze flights took off to popular U.S. destinations on non-stop trips this week

  • The less-than-two-year-old airline started servicing northern Kentucky’s CVG airport with service to Charleston, South Carolina, and San Francisco

  • Fares on all the routes start from $39 one-way, if purchased by Feb. 20

  • The rapidly expanding airline seems primed to continue its ascent, with plans for more flights to be added at CVG in the future

Flying is expensive and can often be a slog, with layovers and delays unfortunately common. But Breeze Airways claims to get travelers where they’re going at twice the speed—and half the cost.

The less-than-two-year-old airline started servicing northern Kentucky’s CVG airport on Wednesday with a nonstop route to Charleston, South Carolina and the airport’s only current nonstop route to San Francisco.

On March 30, Breeze will also begin servicing two other nonstop routes from CVG to Santa Ana-Orange County, CA via John Wayne Airport (SNA) and Providence, RI via T.F. Green International Airport (PVD).

“Our mission, I guess, is to fly routes that no one else does. And so we don’t have any competition. We can create a brand new market,” said Breeze Director of Public Communications Gareth Edmondson-Jones.

Fares on all the routes start from $39 one-way, if purchased by Feb. 20.

From Cincinnati, OH to:

  • Charleston, SC starting from $39 on Wednesday and Saturday for travel from 2/8–3/31
  • San Francisco, CA starting from $59 on Wed and Sat for travel from 2/8-3/23
  • Orange County-Santa Ana, CA starting from $109 on Tues and Thurs for travel from 4/13-5/23
  • Providence, RI starting from $99 for travel on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 4/13-5/23

Edmondson-Jones said the airline uses data from the Department of Transportation to determine new routes, by looking at where people are flying to but can’t get there on a non-stop flight.

“If 50 people are doing this slog, and connecting, and paying more for it, if we do it non-stop and bring the fares down, we can turn those 50 people into 250 people a day. And so that’s how we grow the market. It’s not looking to steal pie, it’s to grow the pie,” Edmondson-Jones said.

CVG CEO Candace McGraw said the airport has continued to rebound since the pandemic shut down travel. In 2022, CVG served 21% more travelers than the previous year. 

“Our strategy over the last several years has been to further diversify airline options for local travelers,” McGraw said.

Edmondson-Jones said CVG is an excellent partner for Breeze.

“In the old days, Cincinnati had a bit of a reputation as being a very expensive airport. Those days are behind,” he said.

He said the pent up demand for travel that airlines saw following the pandemic seems to be the new normal. This rapidly expanding airline seems primed to continue its ascent, with plans for more flights to be added at CVG in the future.

Guests on Breeze can choose from three price bundles that are offered as Nice, Nicer, and Nicest. Guests also have an à la carte option where they can choose a Nice or Nicer bundle and add a First-Class seat as well. Breeze has ordered 80 brand new Airbus A220-300 aircraft, with options for 40 more.

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