New airline to launch service from Greenville-Spartanburg airport

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A new airline carrier has will be touching down at Spartanburg International Airport this spring.

Breeze Airways will begin new service at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, according to a news release.

“Breeze is thrilled to add Greenville-Spartanburg to our route map, as we connect cities without existing nonstop service,” said Breeze Airways Founder and CEO David Neeleman in the release. “With GSP, Breeze will serve 49 cities nationally.”

Breeze will offer nonstop service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford, Conn., Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) in Providence, R.I., Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Orlando and Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa.

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Breeze will be the eighth major airline to serve GSP, and they will inaugurate the airport’s first nonstop service to Los Angeles, Hartford and Providence.

“We applaud Breeze Airway’s decision to launch new service at GSP and particularly their plans to launch the Western Carolina region’s first and only nonstop flights to Los Angeles, Hartford and Providence/Boston. These markets have been among our most requested destinations and GSP is thrilled to make this new service a reality,” said Dave Edwards, president and CEO of Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District said in the release. “Our region has experienced a steady increase in the number of people from the Northeast and West Coast who have chosen to live and work in the Carolinas.

“Breeze’s new service significantly enhances our region’s accessibility, and we are confident that these flights will result in new investment in our business and tourism sectors. Thanks to Breeze, traveling to and from the West Coast and Northeast will be easier than ever before. We welcome Breeze Airways to our family of carriers.”

Breeze will begin service at GSP with twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays starting May 3, utilizing Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

“Greater accessibility and air service connections benefit tourism, broader economic development, and our local residents’ quality of life,” said Heath Dillard, President and CEO of VisitGreenvilleSC. “These 5 new direct GSP flights from Breeze Airways will propel economic growth and bring intangible benefits that help elevate the Greenville community and the entire Upstate region.”