Breeze Airways adds two destinations from Vero Beach Regional Airport

( This story was updated to add new information. )

VERO BEACH — Breeze Airways is adding two destinations from Vero Beach Regional Airport — Washington, D.C., and Ogdensburg, New York — beginning Nov. 21.

Nonstop flights to Washington Dulles International Airport will be on Thursdays and Sundays. Ogdensburg flights will include a layover at Dulles.

“After announcing service to New Haven from Vero Beach just a couple weeks ago, we’re back with more,” said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways’ founder and CEO, in a news release Tuesday. “Vero Beach has never seen service to Dulles, and connecting Vero Beach Regional Airport with the nation’s capital will no doubt be a huge addition for the community."

Washington Dulles International Airport is about 26 miles west of downtown Washington. Ogdensburg International Airport is in northern New York state, across the St. Lawrence River from Canada and about 60 miles from the Canadian capital Ottawa.

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Washington and Ogdensburg join Hartford, Connecticut; Islip, New York; Newburgh, New York; New Haven, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and White Plains, New York, as destinations.

Breeze began flying into Vero Beach in 2023. The Cottonwood Heights, Utah, based airline was founded in 2021 by Neeleman, who also founded Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines.

In 1932, Eastern Airlines was the first passenger airline to serve Vero Beach. In the 1990s, USAir Express and American Eagle flew from the airport, but cut ties in 1996. In 2015, Elite Airways began service to and from the airport, but left left in 2022, creating the void that Breeze now fills.

Nick Slater is TCPalm's Indian River County Watchdog reporter. You can reach him at Nick.Slater@tcpalm.com and 224-830-2875 .

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