Avelo goes international with 18 new routes, 3 more cities

Avelo Airlines has announced 18 new routes and three new destinations as part of what the startup airline calls “the biggest expansion in the company’s history.”

These include the airline’s first international destinations: Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cancun.

Avelo is also doubling down in Connecticut, where the airline said it will expand to Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) with seven new routes this fall. The Hartford service will add to the 26 routes Avelo already operates from Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) — the airline’s largest East Coast base, about 60 miles to the south.

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Avelo said its “dual operations” at HVN and BDL will allow it to operate a “regional base” across the state. Combined, Avelo will now offer a total of 33 routes to 28 destinations from the two Connecticut airports.

Other big winners in Avelo’s expansion include Florida’s Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) and Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA) north of Charlotte.

Lakeland scored seven new routes — including service to Atlanta; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Wilmington, Delaware. Avelo is currently the only airline flying from the airport, which is located about 60 miles west of Orlando International Airport (MCO) and about 40 miles east of Tampa International Airport (TPA). Avelo serves all three of those airports, providing comprehensive coverage along that 100-mile corridor.

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In North Carolina, Avelo will add five new routes to the airport in Concord, about 18 miles north of downtown Charlotte. Avelo is only one of two airlines at that airport — the other is Allegiant Air — and its new service will significantly increase its presence there. All other airlines serving Charlotte use the much busier Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).

Here’s the full list of Avelo’s 18 new routes.

Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Connecticut

• Cancun: Service begins November 20, with one round-trip flight every Wednesday and Saturday.
• Concord: Service begins November 16, with one round-trip flight every Wednesday and Saturday.
• Daytona Beach, Florida: Service begins November 8, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU): Service begins November 15, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Lakeland: Service begins November 8, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Montego Bay: Service begins November 7, with one return flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Wilmington, North Carolina: Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.

Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) in Florida

• Atlanta: Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Concord: Service begins October 24, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Hartford: Service begins November 8, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Manchester, New Hampshire: Service begins October 25, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Rochester, New York: Service begins October 25, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• San Juan: Service begins October 26, with one round-trip flight every Wednesday and Saturday.
• Wilmington, Delaware: Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.

Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA) in North Carolina

• Albany, New York: Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Hartford: Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Lakeland: Service begins October 24, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Manchester: Service begins on 7 November, with one return flight every Thursday and Sunday.
• Rochester: Service begins November 8, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Wilmington, Delaware: Service begins November 8, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.

Wilmington Airport (ILG) in Delaware

• Concord: Service begins November 8, with one round-trip flight every Monday and Friday.
• Lakeland: Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.

Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in North Carolina

• Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW): Service begins November 7, with one round-trip flight every Thursday and Sunday.