U.S.-based low-cost carrier Breeze Airways has announced plans to introduce a new permanent nonstop air route linking Tampa, Florida and Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, with operations set to launch in mid-June 2027. This new service will mark a milestone in air connectivity between the U.S. Southeast and the Caribbean nation, building out Breeze’s growing network of international routes from Florida.
The inaugural flight for the Tampa-Santo Domingo route is scheduled for June 18, 2027. Passengers will be able to book travel on two weekly departures, operating every Monday and Friday between Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Las Américas International Airport (AILA), Breeze confirmed. All services on the route will be operated using the fuel-efficient Airbus A220-300 aircraft, a modern narrow-body jet known for lower operating costs and improved passenger comfort.
Breeze has released the full local-time schedule for the new route: outbound flights will leave Tampa International Airport at 10:30 a.m. local time, arriving at Las Américas International Airport at 1:25 p.m. local time. For return travelers, flights will depart Santo Domingo at 2:25 p.m. local time, touching down in Tampa at 5:30 p.m. local time the same day.
Officials from Tampa International Airport note that this new service will be the first year-round nonstop air connection between Tampa and the Dominican capital. For Breeze, the route expands the airline’s footprint from Tampa: Santo Domingo will become the sixth international destination the carrier serves out of the Florida hub, and its second destination within the Dominican Republic, following the already launched route to popular tourist hub Punta Cana.
The addition of Breeze’s route is set to reshape competition in the trans-Caribbean market between the two cities. The move comes as rival low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has already scheduled its own launch of nonstop service between Tampa and Santo Domingo for December 2026, six months ahead of Breeze’s entry into the market. Industry analysts expect the added carrier competition will lead to lower airfares for leisure and business travelers connecting the two regions, supporting growth in tourism and trade between Florida and the Dominican Republic.