{"id":423707,"date":"2026-10-09T22:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/423707\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T22:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:18:08","slug":"breeze-airways-launches-inaugural-service-to-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/423707\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeze Airways launches inaugural service to Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">DAYTON \u2014 Breeze Airways is making its inaugural flight to Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\">Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Dianne and Mike Sunderman were headed to Florida to watch the Bengals play the Miami Dolphins. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">They say they bought the tickets months ago. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">TRENDING STORIES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cOur round-trip tickets after taxes were $230 each, and we paid for our luggage,\u201d Diane said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Dan Agusto and his family were on the inaugural flight from Fort Lauderdale to Dayton. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">This was their first time flying with Breeze Airways and their first time in the state. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve never really been to Ohio and she saw this Breeze Airline and were like, \u2018Let\u2019s give it a shot.\u2019 The price was right,\u201d Agusto said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Gil Turner, director of the Department of Aviation for the airport, says flights like this will drive down the costs of expensive airfare. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cBreeze Airways is known for low fares, and I think this is gonna give the community what they need: cheaper fares to go to where they want to go, particularly in the Florida markets,\u201d Turner said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Turner said passengers may be able to travel to new cities with Breeze Airways soon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cWe are always looking at new destinations, and so we look forward to this airline to continue to grow here and for them to add more destinations today,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Turner said in the next few weeks passengers can look forward to other new destinations offered through Breeze Airways like Fort Myers, Florida, and Raleigh, North Carolina, with flights starting as low as $49. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\">WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph body-copyright\">@2026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DAYTON \u2014 Breeze Airways is making its inaugural flight to Fort Lauderdale. 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