There could be a new airline in the mix
for the Hawaiian market.
Breeze Airways, the upstart low-cost
carrier founded by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, is thinking about flying
to Hawaii.
Neeleman does have experience in the
market, as he was part of the now-defunct Hawaii Express.
Breeze did apply for a certificate to fly
over water, but little else is known. And that could also mean flights to the
Caribbean. According to Breeze, Our longest route is Providence, Rhode Island,
to LAX. That’s 2,600 statute miles. Go any further and you have to get (certification)
to fly over water.”
It has been previously reported that
Breeze CEO Lukas Johnson said that the Caribbean would be the airline’s first
international destination. But Hawaii is definitely on its radar and certainly
viable from the airports the airline uses in California, such as Orange County
and San Bernardino.
The mantra of Breeze has been to fly into
secondary, or smaller, or alternative, airports. That has helped keep costs
down, especially landing rights fees, which has contributed to lower airfares. That
is appealing to many travelers to and from Hawaii.
Hawaii has long been popular and, in fact, a
new build has been signed to regenerate tourism to the area.
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