Avelo sets international expansion with Mexico, Jamaica services

Avelo continues to expand, with another 18 routes to be added this fall. Included in the collection are the carrier’s first two international routes, Cancun and Montego Bay.

Adding more airplanes and destinations, I am very excited about the momentum and growth we are seeing across our business. And with three consecutive profitable quarters, Avelo is positively positioned for even more growth in the future across our network.

– Andrew Levy, Avelo CEO

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Avelo will establish new services at Bradley International Airport in Hartford from 7 November 2024. This includes basing two aircraft there, with seven markets served initially. Among the new routes, Avelo will fly twice weekly to Cancun and Montego Bay, the airline’s first international routes. The company’s March 2024 application for international service authority from the DOT included Mexico and the Dominican Republic, but not Jamaica.

The two new international routes are also slightly longer than what the airline typically likes to fly, but still clock in at around 4 hours each way (despite what appears to be a time zone bug on the website displaying incorrect trip duration).

The international expansion also comes in a market where Avelo has no operations today. But it is close enough to New Haven that the company can hope for some name recognition in the market, and it offers a customs facility for the inbound arrivals.

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The carrier will significantly expand its Lakeland, Florida operations as part of its growth plans. One aircraft will be based at the airport, and seven new routes will be added to the network, each served twice weekly from 24 October. These new routes are in addition to the previously announced flights serving New Haven which launched earlier this year.

The company’s expansion in both Lakeland and Hartford is supported by the existing operations at nearby Orlando and New Haven, respectively. The airline says it is establishing “dual operations” in the two markets.

With the dual operations inflight crews might bid for flights from HVN one month and BDL the following. Additional hiring will still happen to support the growth, but the employees will see some flexibility across the region.

The primary maintenance and TechOps services will remain in HVN for the Connecticut pair. In Central Florida, however, the airline plans to move those functions to Lakeland. Planes and crew will still be based in Orlando, but when they need additional work done they’ll rotate through Lakeland instead.