Traveling through Florida’s Gulf Coast? You’ll soon have 7 new flights to choose

Jason Dill
Breeze Airways photo

Travelers to and from the Gulf Coast of Florida will soon have a few more choices. Breeze Airways is adding new direct flights at Sarasota-Bradenton, south of Tampa.

The airline announced new nonstop routes to six U.S. cities:

▪ Westchester County, New York

▪ Akron, Ohio

▪ Portland, Maine

▪ Long Island-Islip, New York

▪ Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

▪ Richmond, Virginia

“The Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is excited to see the expansion of Breeze Airways,” airport CEO Rick Piccolo said in a news release.

There’s also a BreezeThru Service one-stop with no plane change to Syracuse, New York. The BreezeThru Service is a quick stop at an airport on your way to your destination, according to the company’s website.

“We’re thrilled to add six more nonstops and one BreezeThru route from Sarasota-Bradenton,” David Neeleman, Breeze Airways founder and CEO, said in a statement. “It’s been a great destination for us for the last two years and it’s exciting to continue our growth.”

Breeze’s new flights from the airport, also known as SRQ, will begin in late October and November.

Here’s when the flights to the new destinations take place:

▪ Westchester County-New York, NY (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays starting Oct. 31)

▪ Portland, ME (Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting Nov. 20)

▪ Akron-Canton, OH (Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting Nov. 20)

▪ Long Island-Islip, NY (Thursdays and Sundays, starting Nov. 21)

▪ Raleigh-Durham, NC (Mondays and Fridays, starting Nov. 22)

▪ Richmond, VA (Mondays and Fridays, starting Nov. 22)

▪ Syracuse, NY (One stop/no change of plane BreezeThru service, Mondays and Fridays, starting Nov. 22)

Flight discounts

To promote the flights, Breeze is offering 35% off all round-trip base fares by using the code, “TAKEOFF,” at checkout on www.FlyBreeze.com or the Breeze Airways app. To get the discount, you must purchase tickets by Friday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time and for travel between Aug. 28 through Feb. 4 and April 28 to May 13, 2025.

There are restrictions on the promo with the following blackout dates: Nov. 20-27, Nov. 29-Dec. 3, Dec. 23-24, Dec. 26-Jan. 5.

SRQ announced another new flight option earlier this week. Starting in November, budget carrier Avelo Airlines will run twice a week between SRQ and the airport in Wilmington, Delaware, near Philadelphia.

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