XNA so as to add 1-stop, nonstop flights in 2023

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is including one-stop and two nonstop flights to a few states, starting in 2023, in accordance with a Wednesday (Oct. 19) information launch.

Low-cost service Breeze Airways will present nonstop flights to Phoenix and Orlando, Fla., beginning Feb. 17 and March 3, respectively. The one-stop flight to Charleston, S.C., begins March 3. Based on the discharge, the one-stop flight doesn’t require a aircraft change.

The three new flights can be on Mondays and Thursdays. The discharge reveals that nonstop flights begin at $49 for a method, and the one-stop flight begins at $69 for a method.

“Breeze is at all times on the lookout for alternatives to carry our quick, environment friendly and reasonably priced air service between underserved metropolis pairs,” mentioned Tom Doxey, president of Breeze Airways. “With nice alternatives for outside recreation, family-friendly amusement parks, historic websites and a lot extra, we all know that visitors will actually take pleasure in spending time in these cities.”

Based on the Breeze web site, the four-hour and 19-minute Charleston flight departs from XNA at 4:40 p.m., makes a 35-minute cease in Orlando and arrives at Charleston Worldwide Airport at 9:59 p.m. The 2-hour and 50-minute Phoenix flight departs XNA at 9:05 a.m. and arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport at 10:55 a.m. The 2-hour and 25-minute Orlando flight departs XNA at 4:40 p.m. and arrives at Orlando Worldwide Airport at 8:05 p.m.

“Breeze Airways continues to be a dependable, reasonably priced choice for our leisure journey clients,” mentioned Andrew Department, chief working officer for XNA. “The addition of those new routes demonstrates Breeze’s dedication to XNA, and we’re excited for the chance to develop this partnership and higher serve our clients.”

Department mentioned Allegiant gives seasonal nonstop flights to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, which is farther from Phoenix. The brand new Breeze route goes to Phoenix Sky Harbor, the first airport. Additionally, he mentioned Frontier Airways tried a nonstop flight to Orlando in late 2021 and early 2022. However the service won’t be flying this route. XNA doesn’t have a flight like the brand new Breeze path to Charleston. Nevertheless, passengers can take an oblique flight utilizing one other service, however the journey would require boarding one other aircraft to get there.

Breeze at the moment gives flights from XNA to New Orleans and Tampa, Fla. It makes use of Embraer 195 e-jets and Airbus A220s for its flights. Lately, the service ordered 80 new Airbus A220-300 plane, with choices for 40 extra.

XNA enplanements, or passengers flying out, rose by 18.2% to 72,521 in September from 61,364 in the identical month final yr. Between January and September, enplanements have risen by 49.2% to 617,253, from 413,725 in the identical interval final yr. In comparison with the identical interval in 2019, enplanements are down by 9.5%.