(Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Avelo Air)Īvelo Airlines’ first base – Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), located 16 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles – continues to fine-tune its operation.Īt launch, Avelo offered service from Burbank to eleven cities, including: Burbank Works it Out BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Avelo Airlines takes off with first flight between Burbank and Santa Rosa at Hollywood Burbank Airport on Apin Burbank, California. The airport is also undergoing a $70 million expansion project due largely to the success of Avelo. The airline says 150 crewmembers and five Boeing 737-700 aircraft are currently based at HVN. In addition to the Florida destinations, Avelo now offers nonstop flights from New Haven to the following cities: Shortly after HVN-MCO service began, Avelo launched service to five other Florida cities including Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Fort Myers (RSW), West Palm Beach (PBI), Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ), and Tampa (TPA). The inaugural flight from New Haven took off to Orlando – with much fanfare – on 3 November 2021.
Tweed New Haven Airport, located in southern Connecticut about an hour south of Hartford’s Bradley International Airport, and just over two hours northeast of Manhattan, is also experiencing sustained growth.Īvelo currently serves 14 destinations from HVN, which is rather remarkable considering the airport was left without any scheduled airline service in September 2021 after American Eagle suspended service to Philadelphia (PHL). Northeast Success Celebrating the inaugural Avelo Airlines flight from HVN on 3 November 2021 | IMAGE: AVELOAIR.COM In addition to Orlando, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale, Avelo also serves Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ), Fort Myers (RSW), and West Palm Beach (PBI). By summer 2023, Avelo says it plans to serve 15 destinations from MCO and as many as 50 destinations by 2027. The addition of LAN, PHF, AZO, and LEX to Avelo’s Orlando flight schedule this fall will complement existing service to three cities: New Haven, Connecticut (HVN), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), and Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM). The training center is on track to be fully open by next spring. Avenger Flight Group (AFG), the world’s largest privately owned commercial aviation training and simulation company, will train crewmembers at a new facility currently under construction at MCO. As new routes and aircraft are added over the next five years, Avelo says it expects that number to increase to 500.Īvelo is also moving its pilot and flight attendant training to Orlando. The airline expects to create 150 jobs at MCO over the next year. Avelo’s CEO is bullish on growth even in the midst of a recessionĪvelo Airlines Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy says the new Orlando base will lead to a significant economic impact in Central Florida. Orlando is Avelo’s third base, with the others located at southern Connecticut’s Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) on the East Coast and Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), just outside Los Angeles on the West Coast. The Florida expansion comes on the heels of the June opening of Avelo’s newest base at MCO. Of the seven new routes announced last week, all are for flights to and from Florida. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Avelo Air) Betting Heavily on the Sunshine State BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Avelo Airlines takes off with first flight between Burbank and Santa Rosa at Hollywood Burbank Airport on Apin Burbank, California. Fort Lauderdale will be the fourth destination Avelo serves out of Wilmington, which already has service to Orlando (MCO), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), and Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) in Connecticut. The airline is also beefing up its presence in Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM), with new service to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) set to begin in November. Blue Grass Airport – Lexington, Kentucky (LEX).Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, Virginia (PHF).Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Michigan (AZO).Capital Region International Airport – Lansing, Michigan (LAN).The new flights, set to launch this fall, will add the following cities to Avelo’s expanding route map: In just the past seven days, Avelo announced four new cities and seven new routes. More American cities are saying “hello” to Avelo as the Houston-based carrier continues an aggressive expansion along the East Coast.
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