Avelo Airlines’ presence continues to develop.
The price range airline that launched in 2021 will add three locations to its community: Charlottesville, Virginia; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Brownsville, Texas.
Avelo plans to service flights from its base at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) and Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) — the primary home-state vacation spot for the Houston-headquartered provider.
Flights between Burbank and Colorado Springs start May 3, and they’ll function on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Avelo plans to launch flights between Burbank and Brownsville on May 17, with flights working on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Avelo may even start flying between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Brownsville beginning May 17.
In addition, the price range provider will provide flights between Orlando and Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) beginning May 3. Avelo stated it could function flights between Orlando and Charlottesville on Mondays and Fridays.
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Avelo additionally stated that the Brownsville launch will make it the one provider to supply nonstop flights from SpaceX’s new South Texas spaceport to the spacecraft firm’s Los Angeles headquarters and Florida’s Space Coast (which is roughly an hour away from Orlando).
Since its inception in 2021, Avelo has grown its community considerably by providing nonstop flights to common leisure locations. The startup provider already operates bases in Burbank; New Haven, Connecticut; Orlando; and Wilmington, Delaware.
More just lately, Avelo made a splashy debut in Wilmington with its inaugural flight from Wilmington Airport (ILG) to Orlando. Before Avelo’s arrival, Delaware was the one state within the U.S. with out often scheduled passenger service; the final provider to serve the state was Frontier Airlines.
Although Avelo has grown considerably prior to now two years, it has additionally reduce locations from its community. Avelo confirmed it would go away Virginia’s Newport News-Williamsburg Airport (PHF) on April 17 and Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport (LEX).
The final Avelo flight out of Lexington, Kentucky, was Feb. 21.
A spokesperson for Avelo stated the airline determined to shutter these two routes as a result of a scarcity of demand in each markets. Particularly relating to Newport News, the provider had been underperforming in future bookings. Avelo plans to routinely refund prospects who’ve booked flights out of Newport News previous April 17.