Breeze Airways will begin flights this fall to another Florida city from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
The airline announced new flights Tuesday to Fort Myers, Florida, will begin twice weekly on Oct. 3. Fares start at $89 one way if you buy tickets by Monday and plan to use them by Jan. 7.
The flights will depart the airport at 9:55 a.m. on Thursdays and Sundays. Airport executive director Carl Beardsley Jr. said Florida is always a top destination.
"They obviously saw that there was demand leaving here and also coming back from Fort Myers," Beardsley said. "So they don't make a decision unless there's a good business case for it ... And I trust that they will be making the right decision here."
Beardsley said Breeze will definitely explore adding other Florida destinations because the local flights are are profitable.
"Again, it's got to be profitable. It has to be something that's going to make money for Breeze," he said. "Based on how much growth they've had recently, they're finding that AVP is a profitable endeavor for them."
AVP is the airport's federal nickname.
Breeze's first flights anywhere were in May 2021. The airline started flying jets out of the local airport to Orlando, Florida, twice a week in January. The airline plans to expand to four weekly Orlando flights in May.
