Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) is one of six airports in South Carolina to have commercial passenger flights. According to GSP’s own statistics, it welcomed 2.19 million two-way passengers in 2022, 16.1% lower than in 2019. Yet it was still its third best year to date. And in summer 2023, it benefits from the arrival of Avelo, a […]
June 20, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
While not the capital of Delaware, the USA’s second-smallest state by geographic area, Wilmington is the largest city. Located fewer than 34 kilometres from Philadelphia’s airport, it is Wilmington’s location which has historically hindered the airport’s development. But now it has a record number of routes and seats. Avelo launched in February 2023 Wilmington is […]
May 1, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Departing seat capacity across all airports in North America (Canada, Mexico and the US) is expected to grow by just over 10% in the second quarter of this year. Some 900 airports in the region will see departing seat capacity rise from 315.2 million in April to June 2022 to 348.3 million during the same […]
March 23, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America
Memphis welcomed 4.36 million passengers in 2022, down by 6% versus 2019. Yet it was still the third best year in the last decade, and it coincided with the opening of its new concourse. Passenger traffic was aided by the arrival of ULCC Spirit, while Avelo has confirmed that it is starting this summer. However, […]
March 21, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Nearly two years after Avelo’s first revenue-generating flight (on 28 April 2021 from Burbank to Santa Rosa), the carrier (IATA code XP) is the USA’s 13th largest domestic airline. With a fleet of 15 737-700s and -800s, all between 10 and 20 years old (according to planespotters.net), it has 620,000 one-way summer domestic seats planned […]
March 8, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Avelo introduced new routes from Raleigh-Durham (IATA code RDU) in North Carolina recently, becoming the ULCC’s latest base. Four new routes, all to Florida, have been added: 16 February: Fort Lauderdale, 4-weekly on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays 16 February: Fort Myers, 3-weekly on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays 17 February: Sarasota/Bradenton, 3-weekly on Mondays, Fridays […]
February 20, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Avelo now connects Dayton in Ohio with Orlando MCO in Florida. The new service launched on Friday 13 January (so not superstitious then!). The 1,300-kilometre route will operate 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays and faces no direct competition. Avelo’s 737-800s will fly the route which is the airline’s first from Dayton. However, it already serves […]
January 19, 2023 | Latest Route News +
The USA’s third-largest metropolitan area of almost 10 million people, Midway is one of two main airports serving Chicagoland. Located about 18 kilometres from the Chicago Loop, Chicago MDW ranked as the USA’s 30th busiest airport by seat capacity last year, according to Cirium schedules information data. It had 12.6 million one-way seats. In Q1 […]
January 17, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
The Michigan city of Kalamazoo has never had scheduled flights to Florida, until now. Situated around 80 kilometres due south of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo has always revolved around hub-feeding services. There’s American to Chicago (up to 2-daily) and Delta to Detroit (2-daily), both very short hops away. Avelo to Orlando On 26th October, Avelo lifted […]
November 3, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Avelo Airlines (IATA code XP) has added Newport News/Williamsburg Airport in Virginia to its route network with the launch of two routes to Florida. A 4-weekly service on the 1,065-kilometre route to Orlando MCO began on Wednesday 19 October, while 3-weekly service on the 1,275-kilometre route to Fort Lauderdale began on Thursday 20 October. There […]
October 25, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Avelo Airlines (IATA code XP) launched its first commercial flight on 28 April 2021, from Burbank (IATA code BUR) in California to Santa Rosa. Less than 16 months later, on 12 August 2022, the airline celebrated carrying its one millionth passenger. According to planespotters.net it now has a fleet of 10 737s, a mix of […]
August 24, 2022 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (IATA code RDU) in North Carolina welcomed over 14.2 million passengers in 2019, making it the 37th busiest airport in the US. Back in 2013 the airport had welcomed 9.2 million passengers and had barely grown in the previous four years. However, between 2013 and 2019 traffic grew by an impressive 55%. […]
July 26, 2022 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story