The Airline Startups Finding Opportunity In A Crisis 4 minute read You wouldn’t think in the midst of a pandemic, launching a new airline would be a good idea. But there are a few brave souls out there who believe it’s exactly the right time. Let’s take a look at some of the airline startups we’ve seen in recent months who believe they have what it takes to build success out of a crisis. For some airline startups, the pandemic was an opportunity wrapped up in a crisis. Photo: Avelo Breeze In the making long before COVID was a thing, Breeze was officially announced last year. The low-cost airline is another startup from serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman, and is targeting secondary cities with point to point routes. Dubbed the ‘nicest’ airline you’ll ever fly, Neeleman is hoping to capture traffic on underserved direct routes.