JetBlue founder David Neeleman's new airline is pushing back its launch to 2021 – here's what we know about Breeze Airways
- David Neeleman's new start-up airline, Breeze Airways, is pushing back its launch to 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to suppress travel.
- The low-cost airline is Neeleman's fifth, with his most notable in the US being JetBlue Airways, and plans to offer a convenient alternative to the major airlines by flying direct routes between secondary markets.
- The Airbus A220 will be the flagship aircraft of the fleet making Breeze the third US airline to fly the next-generation Canadian aircraft behind Delta and JetBlue.
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The US will not be gaining another low-cost airline this year as Breeze Airways, the new start-up airline founded by David Neeleman of JetBlue Airways fame, is delaying its launch of passenger operations until 2021.
Initially slated for a late-2020 start, the airline's website now welcomes would-be customers with this message: "Welcome to Breeze Airways, a new airline scheduled for take off in 2021!" Breeze spokesperson Gareth Edmondson-Jones confirmed the delay due to the coronavirus pandemic to Business Insider on Monday. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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