Thanks to this low-cost airline, getting from New England to Florida is much easier

At the regional airport in New Haven in the US state of Connecticut, there will be a direct comparison between the major low-cost airline competitors Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines.

Breeze has just added Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to its network, where it will launch nearly a dozen flights along the East Coast. All new flights will launch this winter and can be booked directly on Breeze’s website or app:

• Fort Myers (RSW): 4x weekly operation from December 10th
• Orlando (MCO): Daily operations from February 5, 2025
• West Palm Beach (PBI): From December 11th, 5x weekly in operation
• Vero Beach (VRB): Operating twice a week from December 13th
• Charleston (CHS): 4x weekly operation from February 6, 2025
• Jacksonville (JAX): Twice weekly service from February 6, 2025
• Norfolk (ORF): Twice weekly operation from 6 February 2025
• Richmond (RIC): Twice weekly service from February 6, 2025
• Raleigh-Durham (RDU): Twice weekly service from February 7, 2025
• Sarasota (SRQ): Twice weekly service from February 7, 2025
• New Orleans (MSY): Starting February 6, 2025, twice weekly with a BreezeThru service with a stopover

Breeze and Avelo both launched during the pandemic with a similar mission: to connect smaller airports to popular destinations at an affordable price. Avelo has been particularly successful at its main operating base in New Haven, where it has been the only airline serving the airport for nearly three years. More than half of Breeze’s flights overlap with Avelo’s routes, and this direct competition is likely to drive prices down even further.

This is not the first time Breeze and Avelo have competed for route expansions. In July, Avelo launched service from Bradley International Airport in Hartford, one of Breeze’s main locations. Breeze operates a brand new Airbus A220 fleet with lie-flat first-class seats for domestic flights, while Avelo’s fleet consists of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft with economy seating throughout the cabin.

“From day one, our plan envisioned significant growth in the Northeast U.S. due to high population density and limited nonstop travel options,” said Lukas Johnson, Breeze’s chief commercial officer, in a statement shared with T+L. “Our unique air service model has been a game-changer in this area of ​​the country, offering residents affordable flights from convenient airports such as Hartford, Westchester County, Providence, Stewart-Newburgh and now New Haven, to name a few.”