US ultra low cost carrier Breeze Airways, which was founded by David Neeleman (also the founder of JetBlue), is celebrating its second anniversary. The airline has just announced that it’s rebranding its first class seating option, though there aren’t many implications beyond a new name.
Continue reading: Breeze First Class Rebranded As Breeze Ascent
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Either your seat map is wrong or there are multiple types, because I'm looking at the Ascent cabin from RDU-LAX and there are only 3 rows of "F" on the A220-300, not the 15 or whatever you're seeing on yours
I wish we had something like this in Europe rather than just empty middle seats.
Yes, it looks like there are 2 versions of A220; one with 36 and another with 12 F-seats.
There are different types. Only the first few A220s delivered had the seat map shown.
The included food and beverages with Nicest fare vary based on length of flight. I have gotten as little as a water and a Kind bar. To a snack and an alcoholic beverage. Unlike other first class products, the food and drinks are not unlimited. You get 1 after that you pay.
Hey Ben not sure if you saw but UA had a big deval of transatlantic partner awards, for example Swiss JFK-ZRH on 3/12/24 is 97.1k UA miles, vs still 60k with AC.
Maybe they were too ambitious with the 36 F layout. I'm also seeing fares for F-seats on the 36 F config planes are much cheaper than ones with 12 seats (naturally) for comparable transcontinental routes.
I have flown the Breeze "Nicest" seats/fare twice. Not a great impression... absolutely filthy cabin and seats (so many crumbs and pieces of wrappers and stuff down in all the storage areas I refused to use them). Did get the free snack... though the first three items I asked for, they were out of them. I don't drink but the person across the aisle found his preference of alcohol was out as well.
You have Ukraine, Putin, World War 2.
Don't be greedy, be happy with what you have.
As a private company, no financials issued by Breeze. I wonder if it’s making money yet?
That'd be the shock of all shocks, seeing as they've dropped nearly half the routes they've ever launched, completely dropped multiple markets, changed their route strategy twice (p2p from focus cities, to p2p independent of base, to 1stop "breeze-thru" operations), and have major difficulty establishing brand awareness due to the combination of zero consistency (they've added and dropped entire route systems in less than 30days) and utter lack of traditional advertising.
No freakin' way they're making money IMO, but they're also by far the best-financed startup in N.American history. So they have that going for them.
I find it ridiculous how much the term "ultra low cost carrier" is slathered lately onto every airline in the USA other than the big three. Some writers even use it for JetBlue! It is an inappropriate use of the term. Perhaps you could rightly call Breeze "low cost", but please get the word "ultra" out of there! It should be obvious that any airline selling a "first class" cabin can't possibly be "ultra low cost". The only airlines in the USA which should be called "ultra low cost" are Spirit and Frontier, and probably Allegiant.
Consistency and reliability in delivery of the product, service etc is essential for success. This is far from what Breeze has done in its first two years, very disappointing. They need to become reliable and consistent quickly or they will fail. Offering P2P service in mid size markets which now require changes at a big 3 hub will work if it is reliable. Currently, I'm reluctant to try Breeze because of the inconsistency in the delivery of reliable service.
True, lots of cash at startup. However, the Board of Directors will grow impatient with each passing quarter.
It bothers my in the commercial when they say ,” locally sourced.” You are an airline. Where is local? And when you fly it across the country, it is no longer local.
Complete waste of money rebranding. How about give the money you spent on that to the employees who work on your airlines. Or use it on advertising your airline on fb or Instagram. No one I talk to has ever heard of you. I do enjoy your flights. Wonderful employees.
I usually pay thousands for Delta First Class when I fly, and it's all about the space, and open bar! We were gate delayed at LAX recently with a wing light problem, that took 1.5 hrs. To fix. My first class ticket was worth it, as the Jack Daniel's kept flowing, and those poor suckers in Coach, got NOTHING!