Quick-growing funds airline Avelo is out with its newest route growth, and it consists of flights to each the world’s busiest airport, and one of many nation’s smallest.
In all, the Houston-based ultra-low-cost service introduced 4 new nonstop routes Tuesday, every of which can launch from its crew base in New Haven, Connecticut.
Avelo will fly from Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (ATL) starting in early Might.
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Avelo shall be a proverbial “small fish in a giant pond” state of affairs in Atlanta, routinely ranked the busiest airport on this planet. ATL is the house base for Delta Air Traces, a key base for Southwest Airways, and a serious worldwide gateway.
In the meantime, on the different finish of the spectrum, Avelo additionally introduced service from New Haven to a a lot smaller airport within the Charlotte space — and to not Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport (CLT).
The airline’s Queen Metropolis service shall be to Harmony-Padgett Regional Airport (USA), which is north of downtown, about 15 to twenty miles from town middle.
The latter represents a way more standard route for Avelo, which has centered a lot of its growth on secondary airports outdoors main cities. As an illustration, simply final week, the airline introduced plans to shift its crew base in Las Vegas to Santa Rosa, in Sonoma County, California.
The brand new service figures to be a lift for Harmony, which presently is just served by only one airline: Allegiant Air. The airport noticed simply 124,000 passenger enplanements in 2022 (the newest knowledge out there), in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration. For comparability, the far bigger Charlotte airport noticed 23.1 million enplanements in 2022.
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Together with its new service to Atlanta and the better Charlotte area, Avelo additionally introduced new nonstop routes from New Haven to Destin Fort Walton Seaside Airport (VPS) in Florida — a well-liked leisure vacation spot in shut proximity to seashores alongside the Florida Panhandle.
Lastly, Avelo may even launch service from New Haven McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is going to be a brand new foray into Knoxville for Avelo; the airport is presently served by the “Large Three” U.S. carriers, plus fellow funds airways Allegiant and Frontier.
All 4 of the brand new routes Avelo introduced Tuesday will begin in Might, with actual begin dates relying on the route.
Service particulars
Here is how the service launch dates and schedule shake out for Avelo’s 4 new routes out of New Haven:
- HVN-ATL — begins Might 2, operates 4 occasions weekly (Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays)
- HVN-USA — begins Might 2, operates twice weekly (Thursdays and Sundays)
- HVN-VPS — begins Might 17, operates twice weekly (Thursdays and Sundays)
- HVN-TYS — begins Might 9, operates twice weekly (Thursdays and Sundays)
Rising footprint in New Haven
Above all else, this newest collection of route bulletins are the newest instance of the airline increasing its footprint in New Haven, the place Avelo has clear plans to cement the airport’s place as a key cog in its route community.
Avelo is the one service presently serving the airport; American Airways used to supply New Haven service, however would not presently.
As soon as these flights get began, Avelo will serve 21 nonstop locations out of New Haven, together with eight cities in Florida.
“These new routes from Avelo mark a big milestone in Tweed-New Haven Airport’s ongoing efforts to supply extra handy, reasonably priced, and environment friendly journey choices,” Jorge Roberts, CEO of Avports, LLC, which manages the airport, mentioned in a press release.
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