It was not all smooth sailing starting up the A220, however. The actual inaugural flight on May 25 almost did not take place, because certification was not received until the night before. Breeze Airbus A220-300 pushing back at San Francisco (SFO) for Richmond (RIC). Later A220 deliveries will be in a 137-seat configuration for shorter flights. They will have 12 First Class, 45 Extra Legroom, and 80 Standard Economy seats.īreeze has 80 Airbus A220-300s on order with options for 40. The airline expects to have 14 delivered by the end of this year. MX wants to make the ‘Nicest’ product approachable as they are not chasing business travelers, but rather customers who seek “leisure luxury.” The First Class product is priced competitively, priced at about 50% higher than economy, compared with two or three times on other airlines. Exit row seating, seen here, has an even longer pitch finally, MX’s A220 First Class seats, called ‘Nicest’, with blue headrest trim, feature a 39-inch pitch, 20.5-inches of seat width, and feature a footrest. Pictured above, MX A220 Standard Economy seats, called ‘Nice’, designated with yellow headrest trim, have a 30-inch pitch next, the A220 Extra Legroom seats, called ‘Nicer’, designated with red headrest trim, have a 32-inch pitch. The longer these flights go, then the more we have the First Class seats.” If it’s a shorter flight, then they’re more content in the back. Neeleman explained to Airways, “the longer the flight, the more people are willing to upgrade to pay more. This premium-heavy configuration is used on longer-distance routes. This is followed by 10 Extra Legroom seats (‘Nicer’) and 80 Standard Economy seats (‘Nice’). Image: Breeze Airways Image: Breeze Airways A220 Cabin Configurationsīreeze A220s have two cabin configurations: 126 seats and 137 seats. The initial 126-seat configuration has a whopping 36 First Class seats (called ‘Nicest’) occupying the entire front half of the plane forward of the overwing exit. By this summer, Breeze plans to operate 18 transcontinental routes with the A220 to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. The next day in Las Vegas (LAS), Neeleman announced the airline’s 11 th non-stop destination there: Akron-Canton (CAK), to start on October 6. “It’s a really exciting day today, as Breeze arrives in Las Vegas for the first time-bring out the showgirls!” said Breeze’s Founder and CEO, David Neeleman. “And with our 11th new nonstop here, more people than ever are able to get to Vegas nonstop – for really low fares.” Water cannon salute at Richmond, VA (RIC). “The A220-300 is a game-changer for us as we can now serve Guests coast-to-coast!” said Neeleman. “The A220 offers travelers the widest cabin, highest ceiling, largest windows, and biggest overhead stowage in this class, while still managing to burn 25% less fuel, with half the noise footprint of past generations.” Breeze CEO David Neeleman speaking with reporters prior to departing from Richmond. The airline’s founder and CEO, David Neeleman, was on-board the mostly-full flight commemorating the occasion. DALLAS – On June 8, 2022, Breeze Airways (MX) officially launched transcontinental service from Richmond, VA (RIC) to San Francisco, CA (SFO) utilizing the Airbus A220-300 (formerly Bombardier CS300).
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