Breeze Airways announces major expansion at T.F. Green International Airport

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — State officials from Rhode Island with CEO and Founder of Breeze Airways David Neeleman celebrated the major expansion of additional flight routes, jobs, and annual passengers over the next five years for T.F. Green International Airport.

Governor Dan McKee, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, and Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi were in attendance for a press conference this morning to celebrate the announcement.

Under a new agreement, Breeze Airways will offer a total of 35 underserved nonstop routes, among them seven routes to destinations west of the Mississippi and up to 12 locally-based aircraft flying 200 flights per week.

Three of the 35 Breeze destinations within the next five years will be international destinations.

Breeze Airways will also pursue “interline agreements” with international carriers over the next three years.

The expansion of operations and service is expected to result in up to one million passengers at PVD annually and up to 400 jobs over the next ten years.

“What a day as we continue to grow Breeze’s base of operations at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport, which has essentially already been doubling in size each year,” said Neeleman this morning.

“We are so grateful to Governor McKee, the Speaker, Senate President, and General Assembly, and to Iftikhar Ahmad (President and CEO of Rhode Island Corporation), and the whole team at the Rhode Island Airport Corporation for the support from day one for helping make this happen and, of course, to the traveling public here in Rhode Island who have embraced Breeze’s growth and made us part of the community.”

In 2022, Breeze Airways announced a commitment to grow operations over the following five years with up to 20 nonstop routes, 44 departing flights per week, one West Coast route, six based aircraft, and 200 to 250 jobs.

Breeze Airways has reported that they have already met or exceeded many of those goals, with six based aircraft, 18 nonstop routes, two western destinations, 120 flights per week, 205 jobs, and 278,000 annual passengers, all in advance of their 2027 goals while they celebrate their 3rd year being in Providence.