

History | Did Alcatraz's most famous escapees survive? Travel | The story of Giant Rock, a mythical 7-story boulder in the desert I didn’t shop around, though, since Breeze was the only airline that could get my family to Charleston and back without plane changes. Our four round-trip tickets, departing Saturday before Thanksgiving 2022 and returning the Saturday after the holiday, cost $2,438. United offered the same price with an hourlong layover, and American offered a $372 ticket with a two-hour layover. Case in point: A round-trip San Francisco-to-Charleston itinerary, departing April 17 and returning April 22, with one stop and no plane change was advertised as $255 in economy as of March 16. “We’ll offer nonstop for a period.” The flight prices seem to be among the lowestīreeze offers some of the cheapest flights available, especially if you buy your tickets early and opt for nonrefundable seats. “Some of the nonstops are seasonal,” Breeze spokesperson Ryne Williams told me over the phone. Currently, all of Breeze’s flights between SFO and Charleston have a stop midway but no deplaning. This past Thanksgiving, my family and I flew from SFO to Charleston nonstop on the way back, the plane landed in Louisville, but we stayed in our seats. A “direct flight” means the plane stops at another airport along the way, but you - and your luggage - stay on the plane.Īs of mid-February, Breeze offered nonstop service between San Francisco and Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky Provo, Utah San Bernardino and Richmond, Virginia. The airline touts its point-to-point system offering mostly nonstop and direct service between smaller destinations, such as its new service between San Francisco and Cincinnati. Breeze offers nonstop and direct flights between San Francisco and smaller citiesīreeze Airways began operations in May 2021 and now serves 35 cities in 21 states, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Ana and San Bernardino.

Here's what I learned flying Breeze out of SFO.
