Breeze Airways Cuts 3 West Coast Routes
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Breeze has pulled three planned Burbank (BUR) launches from sale—Eugene (EUG), Pasco/Tri-Cities (PSC), and Redmond (RDM)—that were slated to begin in March 2026. EUG and PSC have been removed from the route map entirely; RDM still appears because Breeze serves it from other cities.
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Originally planned: Twice-weekly A220-300 on all three routes
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BUR–RDM (start Mar 13, 2026)
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BUR–PSC (start Mar 18, 2026)
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BUR–EUG (start Mar 19, 2026)
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Status now: All three pulled from sale (“seasonal flights return soon” message appears when searching)
Why Breeze tapped the brakes
These are thin, replacement markets that Breeze announced after Avelo exited in Oct 2025—a common “fill the gap” play. But almost immediately, Alaska Airlines moved in with daily Embraer 175 (E175) service from BUR to EUG, PSC, and RDM beginning Oct 2025. With that capacity in place, two carriers aren’t justified; Breeze’s cost-focused model works best where it’s the only nonstop.
What still launches from Burbank
Breeze is keeping two non-overlapping BUR routes on the board—both unserved by Alaska:
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BUR–ACV (Arcata/Eureka, ACV) — starts Mar 12, 3x weekly
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BUR–PVU (Provo, PVU) — starts Feb 5, 4–5x weekly
Las Vegas adds four
Breeze is also growing Las Vegas (LAS) with four routes, using Orange County (SNA) as a handy BreezeThru bridge for several of them:
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LAS–ACV — starts Mar 11, 2x weekly
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LAS–LNK (Lincoln) — starts Apr 8, 2x weekly
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LAS–SNA (Orange County) — starts Mar 9, up to daily (the only one with incumbent competition)
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Competitors: Southwest (~7x daily), Delta (2x daily), Frontier (4x weekly)
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LAS–TWF (Twin Falls) — starts Mar 6, 2x weekly (Breeze’s Idaho debut)
Demand snapshot (Jul 2024–Jun 2025 O&D): LAS–ACV ~6,700 round-trips; LAS–LNK ~4,800; LAS–TWF ~2,700. With no nonstop today, Breeze can stimulate these flows with price and convenience—but it will need materially better performance than Avelo’s ~61% load factor on ACV service to sustain them.
Aircraft & airport codes at a glance
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Breeze equipment: A220-300 on the canceled BUR launches; equipment TBA on the new LAS routes (Breeze often assigns the A220 on longer stage lengths).
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Alaska equipment: E175 on the new daily BUR links to EUG/PSC/RDM.
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Airports mentioned: BUR, EUG, PSC, RDM, ACV, PVU, LAS, SNA, LNK, TWF.
Strategy read
Breeze is sticking to its “be the only nonstop” thesis. When a daily legacy player arrives first (Alaska’s E175), Breeze backs away rather than fighting for a sliver of thin demand. The remaining BUR routes (ACV, PVU) and the LAS adds (especially LNK and TWF) fit the carrier’s niche connectivity and low-frequency template, with SNA–LAS providing a higher-demand trunk that also helps position aircraft for the spokes.
Bottom Line
Breeze canceled three BUR launches (EUG/PSC/RDM) before first flight after Alaska filled those gaps with daily E175 service—too much capacity for thin markets. The airline will still open BUR–ACV and BUR–PVU, and it’s adding four LAS routes (including first-ever Idaho service to TWF). The moves reaffirm Breeze’s focus on underserved, monopoly-leaning city pairs—and a willingness to pivot fast when that thesis evaporates.
