{"id":115115,"date":"2021-08-18T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=115115"},"modified":"2021-08-19T02:08:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T02:08:40","slug":"breeze-airways-raises-200-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/08\/breeze-airways-raises-200-million.html","title":{"rendered":"Breeze Airways raises $200 million in new funding."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The parent company of new low cost U.S. air carrier <strong>Breeze Airways<\/strong> said Wednesday it had closed a $200 million Series B funding round led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, and Knighthead Capital Management, LLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breeze Aviation Group previously raised more than $100 million and began flights in late May. Breeze is now serving 16 U.S. cities and 39 routes. The company said it will use the funding to expand operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/usa-airlines-breeze\/low-cost-u-s-carrier-breeze-airways-raises-200-million-in-new-funding-idUSL1N2PP1G0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/08\/spirit-airlines-reduces-flights.html\">Spirit Airlines reduces its flights until September.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breeze Chief Executive David Neeleman said Wednesday the carrier has had more than 100,000 passengers since launching operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breeze is focusing on flights between smaller U.S. cities that have little or no direct service from larger carriers. 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