Breeze Airways Adds Summer Flights At MacArthur: Airport

RONKONKOMA, NY — Breeze Airways has announced two new seasonal, non-stop flights — Pittsburgh, PA and Richmond, VA — from Long Island Islip MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, airport officials announced on Twitter Tuesday.

The flights, which will run from May through September, can be booked up to four routes from the airport for $39 each way, airport officials said.

Islip Town's public information office did not respond to a request for comment.

A town spokesperson told Newsday that the flights will be available every summer.

In December, Breeze announced it would add flights from Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida, to its departure and arrival boards beginning in May and August.

The Salt lake City, Utah-based airline, founded by Jet Blue cofounder David Neeleman, was created in May to fill a connections gap between secondary, regional airports.

The Jacksonville route, which begins on May 19, will briefly stop in Norfolk for about 30 minutes. The Tampa flight, which begins Aug. 18, will stop for a similar amount of time in Charleston, a spokesperson said.

Breeze Airways also has flights from MacArthur to Charleston, South Carolina, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Norfolk, Virginia.

American Airlines dropped MacArthur flights in September due to pilot shortages.

Maureen Mullarkey contributed additional reporting to this story.