{"id":253405,"date":"2026-05-01T03:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253405\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T03:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:32:08","slug":"breeze-airways-to-launch-tallahassee-flights-offering-relief-for-students-facing-limited-travel-options-the-famuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253405\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeze Airways to\u00a0launch Tallahassee\u00a0flights,\u00a0offering\u00a0relief for\u00a0students\u00a0facing\u00a0limited\u00a0travel\u00a0options\u00a0 \u2013 The FAMUAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The arrival of Breeze Airways at Tallahassee International Airport could offer new options for students and residents. (Khalil-Lullah Ballentine\/FAMUAN)<\/p>\n

College students\u00a0hope a\u00a0new airline\u00a0coming to Tallahassee can\u00a0help relieve their current travel\u00a0woes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Limited airline options and\u00a0high-ticket\u00a0prices have forced some travelers to drive hours to larger airports in Jacksonville or Orlando just to find affordable flights. Now the arrival of Breeze Airways at Tallahassee International Airport could offer new options for students and residents who have long struggled with limited air service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With introductory fares starting around $39 one way,\u00a0Breeze Airways will offer nonstop flights from Tallahassee to Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh Durham three times per week\u00a0beginning on July 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The airline focuses on connecting smaller cities that often lack affordable nonstop flights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor nearly five years, Breeze has been filling a\u00a0long-overlooked\u00a0gap in the industry by connecting underserved markets with affordable nonstop service,\u201d Breeze Airways founder David\u00a0Neeleman\u00a0said in a company statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For out of state students attending Florida State University and Florida A&M University, the new flights could make traveling home significantly easier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jordan Matthews, a junior political science major at Florida State University from North Carolina, said he often\u00a0must\u00a0leave the city just to find a reasonable flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s cheaper for me to drive to Jacksonville and fly from there,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cThat drive adds hours to my trip, so having more flights in Tallahassee would help a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students say the challenge becomes even greater during major travel periods such as holidays or semester breaks, when ticket prices\u00a0increase,\u00a0and flights fill quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kayla Hernandez, a sophomore biology major at Florida A&M University\u00a0from\u00a0New Jersey, said she once had to travel to Orlando just to get home for Thanksgiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFlights from Tallahassee were too expensive, so my friends and I drove to Orlando to catch a plane,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cIt added a lot of extra time and planning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Breeze Airways launched in 2021 with a goal of expanding affordable service in smaller markets that larger airlines often overlook. The company has grown quickly by offering nonstop routes between\u00a0mid-size\u00a0cities across the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For many students, the addition of even a few new routes could make a difference in how connected the capital city feels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jason\u00a0Kellis, a\u00a0senior\u00a0from Maryland studying public administration at Florida State University, said better air service could make traveling less stressful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTallahassee sometimes feels hard to get in and out of,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cIf more airlines start coming here, it could make a big difference for students who live far away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The arrival of Breeze Airways at Tallahassee International Airport could offer new options for students and residents. (Khalil-Lullah…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-253405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}