Breeze Airways begins nonstop flights from RDU to a new city. What to know
Breeze Airways begins flying nonstop from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Thursday, part of a rapid expansion at RDU that includes new destinations nearly every month this year.
The low-cost carrier now flies to 40 places from RDU, making it the busiest airport in the airline’s network.
Here are key takeaways:
- Breeze will launch nonstop flights from RDU to Birmingham, Alabama, and Tallahassee, Florida, this summer, with Tallahassee service starting July 2 and Birmingham service starting July 3.
- The airline will be the only carrier offering nonstop service to Birmingham and Tallahassee from RDU, continuing its strategy of serving underserved markets.
- Earlier this year, Breeze announced new nonstop routes to San Antonio and Madison starting May 8, plus Atlantic City beginning June 11.
- San Antonio, the seventh-largest U.S. city, was RDU’s most popular unserved destination, with nearly 100 daily passengers connecting through other airports.
- A new twice-weekly nonstop route to Provo, Utah, will launch Oct. 2, giving Triangle travelers a second nonstop option to Utah alongside Delta’s daily Salt Lake City flights.
- Breeze will operate 137 flights per week from RDU this summer and is establishing a crew base with more than 200 pilots and flight crew starting in March.
- The carrier more than doubled its RDU passengers last year to nearly 660,000, making the airport the busiest in Breeze’s 80-airport network.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by Richard Stradling. The source reporting referenced above was written by Richard Stradling.
This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 10:05 AM with the headline "Breeze Airways begins nonstop flights from RDU to a new city. What to know."