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Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 31
Breeze Airways Logo
8:55 am - 2:05 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
3h 10mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
6:40 am - 7:55 amTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
3h 15mnonstop
$298Breeze Airways
Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11
Breeze Airways Logo
9:55 am - 2:05 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
3h 10mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
6:40 am - 8:55 amTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
3h 15mnonstop
$308Breeze Airways
Fri, Nov 6 - Sat, Nov 14
Avianca Logo
5:15 pm - 1:25 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
19h 10m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
Avianca Logo
2:50 pm - 12:30 amTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
10h 40m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
$318Avianca
Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28
Avianca Logo
1:50 am - 2:20 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
10h 30m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
Avianca Logo
3:50 pm - 8:50 amTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
19h 00m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
$319Avianca
Wed, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 10
American Airlines Logo
1:33 pm - 9:45 amLIR  Liberia-TPA Tampa
19h 12m2 stops Miami Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
American Airlines Logo
6:34 pm - 2:17 pmTPA  Tampa-LIR Liberia
20h 43m2 stops Charlotte Douglas Miami
$345American Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Sep 28
Copa Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 1:35 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
17h 40m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
Copa Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 9:04 amTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
5h 43m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$348Copa Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 6
Copa Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 11:05 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
27h 10m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
Copa Airlines Logo
3:27 pm - 7:10 amTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
17h 43m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$348Copa Airlines
Sat, Nov 7 - Sat, Feb 13
American Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 11:12 pmSAP  San Pedro Sula Ramon Villeda-TPA Tampa
6h 42m1 stop Miami
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:48 amTPA  Tampa-SAP San Pedro Sula Ramon Villeda
6h 48m1 stop Miami
$353American Airlines
Fri, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 21
United Airlines Logo
1:15 am - 10:43 amSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
8h 28m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
United Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 8:39 pmTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
28h 24m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$360United Airlines
Sun, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 23
United Airlines Logo
1:15 am - 10:43 amSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-TPA Tampa
8h 28m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 1:22 pmTPA  Tampa-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
26h 22m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$360United Airlines
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Central America to Tampa

 
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8.2
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 312 reviews
8.8Crew
8.2Comfort
6.7Food
8.3Boarding
6.7Entertainment
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It was easy and very comfortable! The crew was accommodating and cheerful. I enjoyed myself!

10.0 ExcellentDeborah, May 2026
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It was easy and very comfortable! The crew was accommodating and cheerful. I enjoyed myself!

I normally have very good experiences with Breeze. The crew is great, pricing is excellent, and the planes are new and usually clean. This time in Huntsville we were delayed, which I understand can happen, however we were moved from one gate to the opposite side of the terminal and then back again... There was a lot of confusion. Also, my seat had a lot of food crumbs still on the floor where I had to stow my bookbag, so that was a bit disappointing. Other than that, all was good. Crew was great as usual!

Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

Something about the chair was uncomfortable, Maine the curvature of the back.

Given some type of snack. Had staff that hated their job and life in general. Have regular overhead bins. The bags have to go sideways and even then, they barely fit. The seats in the front - what would be considered business class were nice. Nothing extra but nice for a short flight. But the regular seats were so close I have no idea how people even fit it them.

Worst airline - on our flight down from MCO to EYW, there was a huuuuuge delay. We were supposed to take off 12p and it was pushed back to almost 2:30p. We boarded the plane and then sat on the tarmac forever because we were "over" weight and had to burn fuel. Rather than ask guests to volunteer and leave, they kept us on the plane. Finally a family decided to off board and take their luggage with them. Shortly after, we left the terminal but then the pilot told us we may have to sit at the end of the runway for 15-20mins to burn more fuel. Which we ended up doing and of course it started to rain. We finally took off 2:50p. We were supposed to land 1p and didn't land until 3:45p. Basically had time to scramble off the plane, grab our luggage, request transportation to our hotel, unpack, rinse off and hustle over to our 6:30p dinner ressy. It's a shame Breeze is the only non-stop airline from MCO to EYW. For this, not sure I'd ever go back to EYW - most def will not take Breeze again.

Airplane was newer and very clean, lots of space. Crew was great. There was no food and entertainment but that was expected so not an issue.

nice flight. no frills but a 3 hour flight I caught up on my sleep. Stan O

Overall positive. If I am headed to the one destination they fly to from my home airport, I will fly again without question. I think because the airport provided the check in and boarding I didn’t fully know what to expect. The A220 is a comfortable ride with big windows and feels open. I’m glad I didn’t bid to upgrade to the first class product. It is just a better seat with little extra amenity. But was very happy with the extra leg room seats and bundle we booked.

Flight Crew Review The crew was absolutely amazing from start to finish! They were friendly, professional, attentive, and genuinely made the flight feel comfortable and enjoyable. Every interaction was pleasant, and they went above and beyond to make sure passengers were taken care of. You could really tell that they cared about providing great service. I truly appreciate their kindness and professionalism and would be happy to fly with this crew again!

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Same as the previous flight as far as comfort and food. Entertainment didn’t have a watchable screen so everything would need to be watched on your own device in which they didn’t have a charging port that accommodated my iPhone. Seats were very uncomfortable. Staff was very friendly.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

This airline makes you check in in one terminal and then you have to walk to the other terminal. Its messed up

landed in panama it was in terminal one. We had to take a bus to terminal two for customs. Then back to terminal one. It was very frustrating. Then, on the way back from panama it was the same situation. We had to go back and forth between terminals to check in and drop our bags and then to board. When we were leaving, we had to wait in line for the boarding area and go through another gate security process. They told the bottles of water and coffee were bought while in line in the airport after we passed the main security. Ridiculous (and expensive). A much better communication system is needed.

This was my first time flying Copa but I'll definitely be back! Great service, professional agents, and delicious food for a fair price. Thanks for a great trip!

Horrible experience from start to end. Copa costumer service is non existent. They treat you bad. Everybody tells you different information. We didn’t received our luggage in the 1 day stop we did even we they said if was not going to be a problem. They didn’t respect the seats that we had and spread our family leaving in between of two big people who didn’t leave any space for me and crush me from side to side. I’ll never recommend Copa to anybody.

No cumpli mencionado trayecto por reasignacion de Copa Pero extraviaron mis maletas por su culpa

The flight was delayed because they closed several flight ways because of air shows, fire works, etc.

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

They delayed the flight from 9:00 to 11:55 At 11:45 they canceled the flight. I paid a premium price for the tickets with poor service

Much better than Spirit. I was please by the easy fast check in and boarding

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

The plane was delayed ~ 40 minutes. Communication could have been better. The entertainment was poor. We were not offered headsets by the flight attendants. The arm rest pad did not work properly, thus, I could not select what I wanted to watch.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

Seats are way too snug for my hip to knee ratio and the recline on the seat in front of me made my experience worst. My legs had no room at all. Not a plane for people 6 ft or over unless you fly first class.

Staff were engaging but more concerned about their interaction with each other than with the passengers. Aircraft was very old and this was highly evident in the disrepair of the seats (pictures were taken). Video screens were small and difficult to use.

Absolutely infuriating. I was flying standby to get home earlier after flying 4 times with American in 6 days. I was #2 on the list with seats near the front and middle, in addition to the 4 first class upgrade seats that came back into the pool. I am a Platinum member, have their card, and they put me in the 2nd to last row in the middle. No loyalty whatsoever and they lost a fan for life. There is reason people have negative comments about American and I am done supporting them.

Bad experience going to DFW with an IT outage then bad on the way back with a nearly 5 hour delay that’s started as maintenance then caused us to wait further due to weather - which would not have happened if we had left on time.

It was awful. The communication between corporate and the crew on the ground left more to be desired. The crew even said that Corporate was waiting on answers because they themselves didn't know. Every hour, there was a new excuse. I also understood that passengers were angry, but the crew should have done a better job at crowd control. There was a racial exchange between passengers that could've been avoided has the crew acted sooner.

We sat on plane at gate delayed without communication as to why we were just sitting there

Cancelled BOYH legs of our flight home 30 min before initial boarding

Flight left early and arrived 30 MINUTES early at the destination. Smooth trip.

Incoming flight was delayed, delaying boarding. It then took 30 mins to take off. Took 20 mins to get to a gate because they changed the gate last minute, crew weren’t ready so there was no one staffed to work the jet bridge. Boarding was so disorganized as is usual with American because everyone just stands around the gate regardless of boarding group.

Mechanical issue delayed us 2hrs and then once we landed sat on tarmac for 30mins because someone left a vehicle in front of the gaye

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

Flight was on time and the meal and service were good.

Very poor help no one answering a question regarding seating. Very rude staff. They don’t care, as if it’s not part of their job. Flight was delayed for no good reason and no apologies given.

The wifi didn't work and I needed to do some work. This was a business trip.

The flight was delayed after already taxiing from the gate due to a malfunction. After 3 hours we were told the flight was canceled. The next flight available was Sunday. My daughter and I stayed overnight in the airport due to this issue. I was given a $12 meal voucher. Unacceptable

Nice plane, clean, wifi available and movies. All the flight attendants were courteous.

My check in was stressful. I somehow lost my seat from my original booking, the plane showed no availability/no seat when it was time to check-in. I called and was instructed to try to get a seat at the airport. I asked if it was a full flight and the travel agent said the site showed some seating but was not able to secure one for me. Why not? On my way to the airport the app finally revealed one available seat towards the back of the aircraft that I was able to book. It ended up being an overbooked flight, so glad I wasn't stuck.

Som delays but overall we almost made it on the original time.

Not sure why planes don't just board back passengers first.. also wifi connection could be beneficial and keeps passengers occupied

The plane smelled bad, the temperature in the plane was over 75 with times over 80. Jet blue tried to mask the smell of armpits married with butt. Overall mediocre. Crew was nice

From bag drop to boarding, it was great. In-flight is a little different. The seats were a little uncomfortable for that long of a flight. The rest of the cabin crew except for Eva was wonderful. Eva was not friendly at all. I've had to personally encounter her twice in-flight. First time was when I had to go to the lavatory in the back of the plane, and since it was the first for me to board such tiny plane, I didn't know we were using the crew toilet. She was giving me an attitude while telling me where and how to open it since it's not the regular push to open type of door. The second one was when I had to throw trash then use the lavatory again. I asked where to throw them, and unfortunately she was the only crew in the back doodling on her phone, she had to point it out to me with an attitude then told me to wait on the carpet, which I understand because I didn't realize that, but she could have been nicer. After all, I'm a paying customer, and assisting a passenger who isn't knowledgeable about the aircraft is one of the things she's there for. The rest of the experience and crew from bag drop to in-flight were excellent except for her.

The crew was openly hostile and condescending to the customers. They spent the majority of that time in the rear talking and seemed really agitated when people asked questions. I heard five different people told that the information they requested was in the handout or safety brief.

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