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We’re visiting friends in Santa Rosa Beach this weekend and found the easiest way to get there was to fly from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) and then drive over. Breeze Airways operates this route nonstop with a BreezeThru to Memphis International Airport (MEM). I have flown Breeze a multiple times now (more here, here, and here). The service is usually great and the seats are comfortable in Ascent Class (Breeze’s First Class). Breeze Airways just added a ton of new routes including flights between Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS). All of this is great, but there was one issue with the flight: the aircraft was filthy.
Anthony’s Take: Breeze Airways (especially in Nicest Class) is a fine experience, overall. The airline offers a good selection of complimentary snacks and drinks, a comfortable seat, and friendly flight attendants. The route network works at times for me, but is still limited for me to ever consider flying it more than occasionally based on where I am located throughout the year. This flight operated on time, but every surface on the aircraft was worn, scuffed, or dirty. Please clean your planes, Breeze.
Breeze offers four classes of service. These are: Basic Economy (No Flex Fare), Economy (Nice), Economy with extra legroom (Nicer), and First Class (Nicest).
Booking
I booked directly with Breeze Airways and selected a Nicest Bundle (it included Ascent Class seats). I paid around $526 each for a roundtrip fare. I had a Breeze Airways credit from another flight I had to cancel last year that covered most of the cost. This was the quickest way there and less than half the cost of what Delta and United wanted for a roundtrip ticket in First Class. While Ascent is in a 2-2 configuration, the other classes are laid out in a 3-2 setup.
Boarding
The app made check-in easy. We arrived at the gate before the boarding time and watched the inbound aircraft arrive and deplane. Boarding was quick and painless. We were on the aircraft a few moments after the gate agent called for those with disabilities, active military, and families with small children.
Seats
Legroom in the bulkhead was spacious. I liked being able to stretch out. What I could not believe was how filthy every surface was on the aircraft. The seats include 39 inches of pitch, recline, and used to include a legrest in Ascent class. The legrest seems to have been dismantled as the buttons no longer show it as an option. The button did not work and the image of the legrest was also removed.
Buttons on the side of the seat controlled the recline (and used to control the legrest). A full-sized tray table was in the center console.
Breeze gets bonus points for including USB, USB-C, and standard outlets.
The passenger service unit provides individual lights and air vents. My complaint around the front cabin lies not with the seats, but the overhead bins. The bins over row two are filled with a life raft and those in row one were filled with crew bags. This did not leave much overhead space for passengers.
There are no screens onboard and the seatback pockets (wall pocket on the bulkhead) held a safety information card and menu. These were barely hanging on.
Food
The menu includes candy, chips, and snack boxes (these are not included as a complimentary choice) as well as several soft drinks, beer, hard liquor, and wine. I had Peanut M&Ms and a ginger ale.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi was free and fast with the bundle I purchased (or $8 if bought on the plane). I worked throughout the flight. In addition to Wi-Fi, Breeze offers on-demand entertainment. This consists of about two dozen movies, a bunch of various episodes of TV shows, and some shorts from YouTube.
Lavatory
The lavatory was a standard airplane bathroom with a sink and toilet. It was also dirty, reeked of urine, and had quite a bit on the floor. The passenger in there before me did not flush the toilet.
Service
Everyone we encountered was friendly, but the flight attendant working up front came around once with snacks and drinks before chatting with his colleague in the front galley the rest of the flight.
Overall Impression: This was a meh flight. We departed and arrived on time, but the service was mediocre and I cannot get over how dirty the aircraft was (it looks like it has not been cleaned in some time).
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