Breeze finally sent out an email at 10:30am advising the unique operations at LAX but that was less than two hours prior to our scheduled departure time. The staffs were apologetic and reprinted all our boarding passes, as the electronic one did not have any gate information. I overheard passengers complaining that they had to walk all the way back from Tom Bradley to Terminal One for check-in. So I stood in queue and then I found out that LAX has been running this “check-in at Terminal One security check here at this checkpoint between terminal one and two took a bus to West Gates of Tom Bradley, which is how LAX addresses the new satellite terminal” for these second-tier low cost airlines/international leisure airlines. When I walked into the terminal, I saw the Breeze Airways check-in counters but the flight display did not show the gate for the flight. ![]() I immediately notified my uncle and thankfully he was able to pull over to the curbside for me to get out. However when we passed Terminal One, I noticed the Breeze Airways’ sign flashing at Terminal One. My uncle drove me to LAX on this uneventful morning and I saw the flashing sign on the departure level telling Breeze’s passengers to go to Terminal B (Tom Bradley). Based on some old press releases in April, Breeze will use the new satellite of Tom Bradly international terminal, so I just went with my guts. Breeze really does not post this important information on its website too. ![]() No one seems to have the answer and I get no responses from both LAX Airport and Breeze’s twitter teams. I tried LAX website, as well as posting inquiries on twitter. At least it is something special.Īnother example of the amateurish operation of Breeze Airways was my attempt in finding out which terminal will Breeze Airways operate from LAX. I still ended up on Breeze Airways’ first departure from LAX. Thankfully (well not so for some people), Breeze Airways has to postpone opening up LAX because of labor issues & A220 delivery problems. I then switched to LAX, as that was my only alternative. The route will be in the backburner for a while. While Breeze was able to start San Francisco flights, this transcontinental to White Plains did not happen due to late deliveries of A220s, or at least that was the excuse given. Well my original flight was to fly San Francisco to White Plains/Westchester, but things of course did not work out. Breeze flies mainly between secondary cities, so if it cancels those flights in short notice, many passengers will be forced to cancel the trip all together especially during the holiday season. No matter how beautiful the interior is or even comfortable to sit on those seats, you can’t get people to step onboard if you cancel on them last minute with no alternative. It is fun to see you flying to all these new cities, but if you can’t run those flights, you not only kill the excitement but also anger plenty of passengers before they even stepped foot on your planes. Also Breeze please don’t announce a flight unless you can actually fly it. While the cabin product is nice given then Breeze is an ultra-low-cost airline, the operational mess really dissuades me from booking future flights. While most of the staffs were enthusiastic, they also lacked the experiences in running an airline. ![]() I flew three flights on Breeze – LAX-HPN, SFO-SBD-SFO, and none of them were on time. Most importantly, its operational reliability is really weak, and forty minutes turnaround time for a transcontinental flight is not going to work because you can barely refuel the plane during that short amount of time. I don’t mind paying but give me something that I am willing to pay. The seat is really comfortable for a five hours transcontinental flights, but the cabin product is lacking. The new A220 as well as its fleet of refurbished E190 are all great planes (well if they clean them properly), and I like the “Nicest” cabin, which equals to most domestic first-class seats commonly seen in narrow aisle planes in the United States. “Enhanced” Ultra Low-Cost Carrier with Reliability Problemsīreeze Airways is another project by the famous David Neelman, and while it also has a blue color scheme, Breeze Airways is really no JetBlue. Breeze Airways’ Inaugural LAX Trip Report 2022:
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