Breeze Airways, less than a year in operation and just getting the first of its permanent fleet of Airbus A220s, is starting to think globally, specifically of flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and yes, western Europe.
The plans have no timeline attached, but they are not for the distant future either; Breeze has already put out feelers to possible destinations, issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to see what cities might offer.
But before international ambitions come front and center, the airline is focusing on getting its A220s into service, enabling it to fly longer domestic routes than its current fleet of leased Embraer E190s and E195s can handle.
Breeeze Chief Operating Officer Lukas Johnson, speaking at a recent airline industry routes conference that “We’re going through the certification process for the -220s first, and then we’ll tackle the next pieces, which is international and etc.”
While the A220-300 has a range of about 3,900 miles, making almost any U.S. domestic route possible, the possible choices for trans-Atlantic service are limited, likely from the East Coast to cities with the shortest routes, such as Edinburgh, Dublin or Manchester. Breeze is the first airline to indicate that it plans to use the A220 in trans-Atlantic service.
