Breeze Airways Announces Flights to Sarasota From MacArthur Airport

ISLIP, NY — Breeze Airways is now offering direct flights to Sarasota, Florida, out of Long Island MacArthur Airport, the Town of Islip announced Wednesday.

Breeze will fly two times weekly to and from Sarasota on Thursdays and Sundays, beginning November 21, according to Islip officials.

“Sarasota-Bradenton marks our seventh nonstop destination from Islip since we launched in February 2022, and it’s our third Florida destination for this winter with the returning Vero Beach service and new Fort Myers service starting in October,” said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways’ Founder and CEO. “We’re excited to continue our expansion from Long Island with our affordable yet elevated product.”

Breeze is offering a system-wide 35-percent off all roundtrip base fares if purchased by August 9 at 11:59 p.m. for travel from August 28, 2024, through February 4, 2025, and from April 28 thru May 13, 2025, if guests use the promo code ‘TAKEOFF’ at checkout on flybreeze.com or on the Breeze app.

“Ever since those initial two markets were announced and welcomed at ISP, Breeze has been on an upward trajectory at MacArthur Airport, much to the delight of Long Island businesses and travelers,” said Deputy Airport Commissioner Rob Schneider. “Breeze Airways is building towards an all Airbus A220 fleet, and is now one of the world’s top three Airbus A220 customers. This aircraft is quiet, comfortable, and provides good economic and performance capabilities. We look forward to welcoming the A220s on Breeze routes, along with the carrier’s Embraer E190 and E195 aircraft,” he added.

In late June, Breeze announced that it will fly twice weekly to and from Fort Myers on Wednesdays and Saturdays, beginning October 2.

Shortly before that, JetBlue announced daily flights between Islip and Orlando, and flights between Islip and Fort Lauderdale and Islip and Palm Beach, both four times a week and also beginning in October.

With the Sarasota addition, Breeze Airways now serves 10 destinations out of Islip, including Fort Myers, Vero Beach and Jacksonville, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia; Portland, Maine; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and New Orleans, Louisiana.