Summary Avelo Airlines doubles flights to Puerto Rico, adds route to New Orleans, and expands Boeing 737-800 fleet at Tweed New Haven Airport. Since commencing services in April 2021, Avelo has carried more than 5.2 million passengers to 54 destinations in the US, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Jamaica.
Avelo Founder and CEO, Andrew Levy, expresses pride in being "Connecticut's Airline" and announces new route to New Orleans and increased Puerto Rico flights. Yesterday was a very good day for travelers in the Northeast of the US, with both Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways adding new services and routes at Southern Connecticut's Tweed New Haven Airport. Simple Flying's report on what Breeze is doing is at this link, so now the spotlight turns to the news from Avelo Airlines.
Avelo's Big Play in Connecticut They say good things come in threes, and yesterday, Avelo Airlines (Avelo) adhered to that rule at Tweed New Haven Airport by doubling its flights to Puerto Rico, adding a nonstop route to New Orleans and expanding the fleet of Boeing 737-800s at its largest base. The low-cost carrier has proclaimed itself as "Connecticut's Airline," citing its 34 routes from the state, 27 of which are operated at Tweed New Haven (HVN). Avelo commenced services on April 28, 2021 , and since then, it has carried more than 5.
2 million passengers on more than 40,000 flights. It serves 54 destinations covering 25 US states, Puerto Rico and two popular international vacation and leisure destinations, .