Breeze Airways ends 10 nonstop routes in 2026 and will close an 11th in November

The Providence to Cancun service was Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport's only international link and the only international route Breeze has removed so far, Simple Flying reported. Breeze had planned to resume the Saturday flights on 19 December 2026 and operate through 20 March 2027. It removed all flights from its schedule, and the route is no longer available for booking.

Why Providence to Cancun failed

The route began on 14 February 2026 and operated Saturday flights through 25 April, with just 11 round-trip services. It carried 1,364 round-trip passengers and filled 49.8% of seats, according to US Department of Transportation data. It captured less than 11% of the Providence to Cancun market. Many travelers continued to use connecting services or went to Boston Logan International Airport for nonstop flights, Simple Flying reported. Frontier Airlines flew the route in 2022 with a 50.1% load factor.

The wider route cuts

Between January and October 2026, Breeze ended 10 routes: nine domestic and one international, according to schedule analysis by Simple Flying. Most were domestic services connecting destinations in states such as Florida, Colorado and New York.

The schedule analysis also listed Washington Dulles to Ogdensburg International Airport in Upstate New York among the domestic cuts. The airline launched that route in September 2024, according to the schedule analysis, and ended it after averaging a 28.2% load factor through July 2026, according to DOT data. The route was funded by the Essential Air Service, which secured Breeze around $18 million through September 2026, and Breeze had already cut frequency from daily to four times a week.

The 11th route, Washington Dulles to Tri-Cities Airport, launched in December 2025 and will end on 30 November 2026. Breeze confirmed the end date. The service followed a regional economic development push led by BRIDGE, which raised more than $2 million in local funding to attract the airline, Simple Flying reported. It carried 4,453 passengers through July at a 49.3% load factor, about 68 passengers per flight on a 137-seat Airbus A220-300, according to DOT data. Breeze said its Tri-Cities to Orlando flights continue.

Cuts against growth

The 10 cuts came as Breeze launched about 60 new domestic markets and eight international routes between January and October 2026, Simple Flying reported. The airline also announced 16 more routes for 2027 in mid-October, including Santo Domingo as a sixth international destination.

Domestic flying still makes up 99% of Breeze's flights, according to Cirium Diio data. Breeze serves more than 90 destinations in the United States, according to the schedule analysis. Its booking engine is open through early September 2027, according to the schedule analysis.