November is proving to be an exciting time for Avelo Airlines, marked yesterday by the opening of its new operating base at Hartford's Bradley International Airport. On Thursday, Avelo launched services by opening new nonstop domestic routes to Charlotte and Wilmington, with more coming to Daytona Beach and Orlando/Lakeland services on Friday. More convenience for Connecticut customers Avelo Airlines proudly proclaims itself as Connecticut's Airline, and it will certainly endear itself to the locals even more with the opening of its new base at Hartford's Bradley International Airport (BDL).
The base is now operational with two Boeing 737s based there, and on Thursday, they were put to work with inaugural flights to Charlotte Concord and Wilmington (ILM) in North Carolina. On November 7, Avelo flight XP988 departed Bradley International at 08:38 and, after a 1:43-hour flight, landed at Concord Regional Airport (USA) at 10:21. The flight was operated with a 2009 Boeing 737-800 , registration N808VL and MSN 37597, which departed Concord as flight XP954 at 11:22 and landed at Albany International Airport (ALB) at 12:54.
The second launch was flown by a 2006 Boeing 737-800, registration N806VL and MSN 34656. This aircraft departed Bradley International as flight XP922 at 07:14 and, after a flight of 1:35 hours, landed at Wilmington International Airport (ILM) at 08:49. The 737NG departed Wilmington as flight XP973 at 09:49 and landed in Florida at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Intern.
