Breeze Airways will stop New York and Los Angeles flights in September

Breeze Airways will stop flying between New York and Los Angeles in September as a cost-cutting measure for the struggling start-up.

The six-hour flight required a significant amount of crew and aircraft resources, according to The Points Guy, which confirmed with Breeze Airways that the route is being scrapped. The flights will officially stop being offered as of September 4.

An airline spokesperson told The Points Guy that in addition to the resources required for the New York to L.A. route, the timing of the flights was not working well for Breeze’s operation.

The airline’s departure from the popular route, however, does not mean travelers will be without choices. A number of carriers regularly fly between the two major cities. Unlike other airlines though, Breeze was offering the flights from Westchester County Airport, rather than New York’s two busy hubs at JFK and LaGuardia.

Breeze also offered bargain fares for the route, which were as low as $149 one-way, while premium seats on the carrier sold for just $249. The Los Angeles to New York route was Breeze’s only successful transcontinental market, according to The Points Guy.

The struggling airline, which was founded by David Neeleman, who also founded JetBlue airlines 16 years ago, also scrapped plans to fly to San Francisco before the flights even started. And its service to Las Vegas, Nevada was halted after just three weeks.

Breeze will also be ending flights to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport at the end of May, The Points Guy reported. In addition, the carrier is working on altering some two dozen other routes to make them seasonal service.

The domestic carrier entered service in May 2021. And in February of this year, it announced 22 new nonstop routes from 20 U.S. cities. The February announcement also included news that the airline would be adding Portland, Maine, as a new destination on May 17.