Breeze Airways adds two new destinations from Vero Beach Regional Airport

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VERO BEACH — Breeze Airways is adding two new destinations from Vero Beach Regional Airport to Washington, D.C. and Ogdensburg, New York, beginning Nov. 21.

Flights will be nonstop on Thursdays and Sundays between Vero Beach to Ogdensburg International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.

“After announcing service to New Haven from Vero Beach just a couple weeks ago, we’re back with more,” said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways’ Founder and CEO, in a news release Tuesday evening. “Vero Beach has never seen service to Dulles, and connecting Vero Beach Regional Airport with the nation’s capital will no doubt be a huge addition for the community.”

Washington Dulles International Airport is about 26 miles west of downtown Washington. Ogdensburg International Airport is in northern New York state on the St. Lawrence Seaway connecting the U.S. to Canada’s capital, Ottawa.

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Where can Vero go?

Washington and Ogdensburg join Islip, New York; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; White Plains, New York; New Haven Connecticut; and Newburgh, New York, as destinations.

Breeze began flying into Vero Beach in 2023. The Cottonwood Heights, Utah, based airline was founded in 2021 by David Neeleman, who also founded Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines.

In 1932, Eastern Airlines became the first passenger airline serving Vero Beach. In the 1990s, USAir Express and American Eagle Flew through the airport, but cut ties in 1996. In 2015, Elite Airways began service at the airport, but suddenly left in 2022, creating the gap that Breeze now fills.

Nick Slater is TCPalm’s Indian River County Watchdog reporter. You can reach him at Nick.Slater@tcpalm.com and 224-830-2875.