TRIP REPORT | Inaugural Breeze Airways Airbus A220-300 Nicest (First Class) TPA-RIC

[@sla31]

We captured that beautiful sunrise form both sides! Great trip report my friend. It was great sharing another flight with you!

[@standbycolin]

You as well! I’ll never forget that sunrise!

[@explorationgmer1336]

Imma have to book myself a flight and fly with them. Gotta love when the cabin is not crowded

[@georgejulias2338]

I happy my home airport (ric) is getting some love

[@michaelsharp3615]

Finally Breeze is flying the Airbus A220

[@ReidAviation]

RIC is my home airport, cool to see people flying here!

[@SpottingWithEthan]

WOOHOOO! THIS WAS NEEDED! Good one i also recorded one to. I want to see from another seats prospective!

[@tommyobenchain]

Great video! Thanks for posting.

[@standbycolin]

Thank you!

[@TodosLados]

Excellent report Colin! Subscribbed!! Keep the good job!!

[@standbycolin]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davecarr2042]

Unmistakable howl from those engines , perfect seat to see and hear those P&W babies in action. Beautiful Aircraft !,

[@travel_the_smokies]

Thanks for posting this about the Breeze A220-300 N203BZ. Proud to say she was assembled here in Mobile, AL.

[@standbycolin]

That’s awesome! Made in the USA! 🇺🇸

[@richardbanks6025]

@@standbycolin Most A220s are built in Montreal, a few in Mobile to augment production levels

[@AIRLINERVIDEOS]

Really nice footage you've got there. Lovely looking jet, too. Can't wait to fly on it! 👌

[@standbycolin]

Thanks you! And yes it’s an incredible aircraft!

[@Niccckk]

Spotted you guys land!!! Was a really cool experience

[@standbycolin]

Oh that’s awesome! It felt like a smooth landing inside

[@conorloney8557]

I fly with them in December from Vegas to Richmond and I’m excited

[@Thrive7]

Looking forward to Breeze Airways inaugural flight out of San Bernardino International Airport soon!

[@LoganAviation]

I hope to try this plane some time down the road. It looks fantastic!

[@standbycolin]

It’s an amazing aircraft! Hope you enjoyed the Trip Report!

[@SkyHighGuys]

Great report!

[@standbycolin]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@Wassupdun]

Finally, someone flying out of Tampa! Good video.

[@standbycolin]

Thanks!

[@JungleJetAviation06]

I noticed ever since Breeze started a lot of their flights have been delayed. Great vid.

[@robee543]

Awesome video man! Keep it up

[@standbycolin]

Thank you!

[@logann-zw9ln]

Breeze seems excellent as a low-cost airline. It is newer, and its service, seats, and people seem to be lovely. The only small thing I have to say is the limited drink service. But overall, it seems like a great airline. Almost up-to-par with Southwest.

[@standbycolin]

Definitely agree👍 I think they are awesome as well!

[@morgan97475]

Thanks for covering this airline. We're thinking about using them as they fly between Charleston & Huntsville. For a budget air carrier, they don't look bad at all.

[@carlweisser3991]

I wouldn't

[@technic_angel]

I really like the seat configuration! Look roomier than the typical 3-3. The services looks bare bones especially for first class. I’ll stick to Southwest for now.

[@standbycolin]

Yeah I love the configuration, too!

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

awesome

[@standbycolin]

Thank you!

[@jevanswslife]

Hi. We fly from RIC to Las Vegas tomorrow, December 31, 2022. It seems impossible to contact Breeze on the phone. We are in first class, but on our booking, it shows no luggage purchased. Not sure if I'd have to pay, I purchased one checked bag. But now, I believe that because I have two first-class tickets, I may not have had to purchase the checked bag. I would like to be able to ask Breeze if they will credit my account for a future flight. The app doesn't have a way to ask this or any question, that I have found. Anyway, thanks for thinking to make this video. I had never heard of Breeze until I started looking for our tickets to Sin City!

[@MB-xw3nr]

Great video! I'm thinking their catering will be changed soon though as they get more established hopefully.

[@JohnWilliams-ke3nq]

Really nice report. Thank you for editing yourself and letting the pics do the talking. So many people think we want to hear them blab on and on. I’m surprised by the lack of food/drink options, esp in Nicest. And I’m talking about snacks/alcohol on longer segments. Wondering if the rollout of inflight entertainment will bring changes to that also?

[@standbycolin]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@jimharris6213]

I believe Breeze is on the right path.

[@joseadorno292]

Looks fantastic but i think they should've made the stitching on the seats the same color, kinda looks like a Spirit, American and Jetblue plane at once lol! Very nice though.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing this trip. Wow!! You had someone to sit next to you so fast in the boarding process!! Geezzz! Were they full for this flight?

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Do you really need someone sitting next to you that early in the morning!!!! Geeezzz!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looks like you had a great flight. Again, thanks for sharing your trip.

[@standbycolin]

Due to this being an inaugural flight, first class was completely full.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

@@standbycolin Well, here we are 6 months later, how are they, Breeze doing? Have you flown on them so more?

[@stitch-xx2oo]

I hope that if ever Breeze airlines comes to KROA that they use A220 service. LOVE Breeze!

[@andrewc1199]

Right before the plane took off, I saw JetBlue’s Boston Red Sox plane!

[@michaelsharp3615]

Four North American carriers fly the Airbus A220 now

[@PAPlaza-od6cj]

I wish Breeze would transform TPA as their hub when they do start doing international destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America.

[@standbycolin]

I definitely agree. I was surprised to find out that Breeze was based in Salt Lake City. Besides, most of their flying still occurs in the east coast.

[@PAPlaza-od6cj]

@@standbycolin Add to that, TPA has little competition when Breeze decides to start flying international. Compare that to MCO, MIA or even FLL, TPA will be a goldmine for Breeze linking the northern states to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and even South America around Colombia/northern Chile area....

[@MB-xw3nr]

TPA is still one of their focus cities even tho being headquartered in Utah. So if they start international service TPA may be one of the first cities they start with hopefully.

[@pdtravels]

Canada needs an airline like this!

[@dougkehoe3758]

Great Space...good reverse...no Jam.

[@lexizimpelman1019]

Nice colin wish i coulda missed two days of apush for this

[@standbycolin]

I missed you guys…lots of LUV

[@skoooch7270]

that thing climbs like a rocket

[@_Ev3]

Ah yes the glorious view of Southwest

[@jonathanschade7716]

Thanks for the video I really appreciate it. I have not had a chance to fly Breeze. How is the seat on a long transcon to SFO? I hope to fly them soon.

[@standbycolin]

Thank you! Unfortunately I was not on the SFO flight, but I’m sure it still would have been a comfortable flight!

[@hooforce]

Did you continue on to SFO on this trip or did you take another flight elsewhere?

[@SeniorTravels]

I would consider flying Breeze, but would like to know when they will have a commemorative flight out of Las Vegas to any where.

[@tpajay]

They are starting CAK-LAS on October 6th.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

A223 is nice, though 3-2 configuration looks uneven. I would prefer it to be 2-2 like with the e jets and crjs so it would increase one’s chances for a window seat as compared with a 3-3.

[@richardbanks6025]

Airline couldn't afford to fly an aircraft of that size in 2-2 unless an extra 200$ per seat was charged

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

@@richardbanks6025 I know more seats means more ticket fares. They should make a double decker or at least larger windows.

[@richardbanks6025]

@@SYDAirlineEnthusiast A220 has the largest windows of any aircraft

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

@@richardbanks6025 I mean they could make it larger for those with aisle seats so they can see out of them just like in a car, bus, train, or ferry.

[@dougkehoe3758]

Greene airport ATW...can’t wait to go

[@Jhowy-wu3mr]

Quick question😅. I’m about to go on a Breeze A220-300 and I booked a first class seat(nicest). But I booked a window seat at the absolute back of first class. Does anyone know what that seat looks like? Does it still have good recline and/or a good window view? No recline and poor to no window view? My flight is about 3 weeks away and I want to know before all of the other window seat get taken. Any info on their back first class seats would be very much appreciated😄

[@richardbanks6025]

seats are all the same in Nicest section

[@richardbanks6025]

A220 is a great Canadian Designed and built air craft, by Bombardier.

[@garymckee4342]

As a Canadian, I’m proud of the design Bombardier produced. It’s an excellent aircraft and may Airbus sell a lot of them.

[@adrianistrat794]

What was the load factor

[@navdasone4710]

No video screen though?

[@mattberkson8849]

What about how far back the 1st class seat reclines?

[@standbycolin]

Unfortunately I did not review that. A lot was happening during boarding so my mind forgot to do some things so I apologize for that. However I can say that when I did recline my seat, it was amazing! It was definitely a lot more than the usual recline found on most domestic flights.

[@mattberkson8849]

@@standbycolin Thanks for the quick reply. Sounds like it's not a true "lie flat," like most international first class, but was it like a 45-degree angle or better?

[@standbycolin]

@@mattberkson8849 Yes. I would probably say closer to 45 degrees

[@mattberkson8849]

@@standbycolin Great. Thank you Colin. Appreciate you taking the time. Breeze opened up a bunch of flights in the airport closest to me (HPN) so wanted to get a sense of it they are worth it or not (especially since I fly JetBlue the most now).

[@standbycolin]

@@mattberkson8849 Yeah no problem! I would definitely give Breeze a try! I think they are an amazing low cast airline!

[@MISTT_190]

So this was 1st class, right?

[@standbycolin]

Yes. First Class on Breeze is also called “Nicest”

[@dougkehoe3758]

I’d like to try it...Virginia ...Carolinas ...Chicago... t

[@Rsantana380]

5 years from now, jetblue acquires breeze

[@danawmass6944]

5 years from now Breeze acquires JetBlue 😂

[@jimjefftube]

I hope they are able to advantage of the loss of Virgin America Airlines. The most innovative and excellent airline. We need new blood to raise the bar.

[@TheTrue22]

I dont give a f about the screens look at those SEATS!

[@America2gether]

Will never fly on them again...cancelled flight, no text...email. ZERO support for rebooking, would only refund leg to get home. Ohh we'll book for you...on your dime. You have to fill out several forms to get reimbursed...complete BS. Reason for cancel: no crew. Didn't fly out ot destination until two days later....total screw you attitude. Ticket counter - ghost town. Save your money, use a trunk airline - pay the extra for the piece of mind.