Avelo’s speedy growth continues.
The ultra-low-cost startup plans to fly from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) in Oregon to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) in California. It’s going to additionally resume an older route from Bozeman Yellowstone Worldwide Airport (BZN) in Montana to Burbank Hollywood Worldwide Airport (BUR) in California.
Avelo’s flight from RDM to STS would be the first from central Oregon to California’s wine nation. The service already flies to Burbank and Palm Springs, California, from Redmond.
The BZN-BUR route initially launched in 2021, however was swiftly axed as a result of a nationwide rental automotive scarcity which made it troublesome for passengers to succeed in and depart from the airports, based on an Avelo spokesperson.
Nonetheless, the service is assured concerning the route’s success because it’s seen robust bookings out of Montana’s Glacier Park Worldwide Airport (FCA) since saying routes there in March, the spokesperson added.
“We expect it’s completely different this time and the robust bookings we’re seeing out of the gate in FCA that we introduced lately is an effective indicator Montana is again in enterprise,” the spokesperson mentioned.
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Service from RDM to Sonoma County begins June 23, and repair from Bozeman to Burbank will begin June 28. In March, the service mentioned it was including flights between Glacier Park Worldwide Airport (FCA) in Montana and Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR).
Avelo CEO Andrew Levy expressed enthusiasm over the corporate’s new route from Redmond to California’s wine nation.
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“Now flying to California Wine Nation is less complicated than ever — whether or not for trip, a weekend getaway, or reconnecting with household and mates,” Levy mentioned in a press release.
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Avelo’s enterprise mannequin depends on nonstop flights to well-liked leisure locations. Particularly, the service focuses on little-used airports in densely populated areas. Since launching in 2021, Avelo has created bases in Burbank; New Haven, Connecticut; Orlando; and Wilmington, Delaware.
The brand new routes come after Avelo introduced final week that it might add 9 new routes from its Wilmington base — the service’s single greatest growth since its launch.
One-way fares for flights between Redmond and Sonoma County begin at $34. One-way fares between Burbank and Bozeman begin at $49.
TPG reviewed the Bozeman to Burbank route in 2021. You’ll be able to learn that evaluation right here.
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