A Little-Known US Airline Just Added a Massive Amount of New Flights

If you’ve never heard of Avelo Airlines, there’s a reason for that: it’s still a pretty small airline. But that’s changing, as it announced a massive expansion plan for late 2024.

Avelo Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier headquartered in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 2020 but didn’t start flying until 2021, rebranding charter-jet companies Casino Express Airlines and Xtra Airways as the public-facing Avelo Airlines. It primarily serves the US East Coast and Pacific Northwest coasts, with major hubs at Tweed New Haven Airport in Connecticut, Orlando International Airport in Florida, Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, and Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport, in California.

The low-cost carrier didn’t begin flying until 2021. Photo: Avelo Airlines

Currently, Avelo Airlines serves about 50 destinations in the US. Most are to smaller and less-congested airports, which helps keep fares low. But on July 24, the growing airline made a huge announcement. Billed as “the largest expansion in company history,” Avelo Airlines announced it’s adding a whopping 18 new routes to its schedule, and will fly internationally for the first time to Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Cancun, Mexico. Calling it the largest expansion in history is a bit humorous as the airline has only existed for two years — but there’s no denying it’s huge operational increase for a nascent, mostly unknown airline.

Avelo Airlines also announced an expansion into Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, the second-largest airport in New England. Operations from Bradley will begin on November 7, 2024.

New Avelo Airlines routes

Photo: Avelo Airlines

The newly announced routes are spread throughout several of the airline’s airports, and will run twice a week. One-way basic fares are priced starting around $59. Most flights begin early November, though a few are available as soon as mid-October.

From Hartford, Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport, fly to:Cancun, Mexico, Wednesdays and SaturdaysMontego Bay, Jamaica, Wednesdays and SaturdaysCharlotte, NC, Thursdays and SundaysDaytona Beach, FL, Mondays and FridaysHouston, TX, Mondays and FridaysOrlando/Lakeland, FL, Mondays and FridaysWilmington, NC, Mondays and FridaysFrom Florida’s Lakeland International Airport near Orlando, fly to:Atlanta, GA, Thursdays and SundaysManchester, NH, Mondays and FridaysConcord, NC, Thursdays and SundaysHartford, CT, Mondays and FridaysWilmington, DE, Thursdays and SundaysRochester, NY, Mondays and FridaysSan Juan, PR, Wednesdays and SaturdaysFrom the Delaware Valley’s Wilmington Airport, fly to:Concord, NH, Mondays and FridaysOrlando/Lakeland, FL, Thursdays and SundaysFrom Concord-Padgett Regional Airport in Charlotte, NC, fly to:Rochester, NY, Mondays and FridaysWilmington, DE, Mondays and FridaysOrlando/Lakeland, FL, Thursdays and SundaysHartford, CT, Thursdays and SundaysManchester, NH, Thursdays and SundaysAlbany, NY, Thursdays and Sundays More like thisTravelNew Study Finds Cheap Flight Hacks Don’t Actually Work