New budget airline Avelo Airlines expanding to East Coast with Florida flights
began flying from southern California in April, is expanding to the East Coast.
Avelo plans to launch flights from New Haven, Connecticut, to four Florida destinations in November ahead of the busy winter travel season.
The airline plans to offer nonstop service to Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Fort Myers using Boeing 737s.
Avelo said introductory fares begin at $59 one way but are only available for flights departing by Nov. 17.
Tweed-New Haven Airport currently only has one flight, an American Airlines flight to Philadelphia offered five time a week on a regional jet operated by American Eagle partner Republic Airways. That service is ending Sept. 30.
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Avelo CEO Andrew Levy sees huge potential in the airport, whose website compares the costs of flying out of New Haven versus driving to bigger airports in the region, including New York’s LaGuardia and JFK and the Newark airport in New Jersey. The airline said it will be investing $1.2 million for airport improvements as part of a $100 million airport modernization project.