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November 5, 2021

First Fort Lauderdale flight bolsters Avelo’s service from Tweed

PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED An Avelo 777 takes off for the airline's inaugural flight to Orlando from Tweed New Haven Airport on Nov. 3, 2021.
By Liese Klein

Avelo Airlines launched service to its second Florida destination on Friday with a 9 a.m. flight to Fort Lauderdale from Tweed New Haven Airport. 

Flight 323 was nearly full, according to a statement from the airline, with tickets starting at $49 each way. For Lauderdale flights are scheduled to depart from Tweed (HVN) Thursday through Monday, leaving at 9 a.m. and arriving at 12:10 pm. Returning flights leave Florida at 12:50 p.m. and arrive at 3:40 p.m.

Avelo CEO Andrew Levy said, “Today’s first flight to Fort Lauderdale is an exciting bookend to this historic week.” 

The airline’s first-ever flight from Tweed, its East Coast hub, took off for Orlando on Wednesday after a jubilant ceremony on the tarmac. Avelo plans to expand its fleet of 737 700 aircraft at Tweed to fly to six Florida destinations by this winter. 

Tweed-New Haven Airport Executive  Director Sean Scanlon said, “The energy here at the airport and in the community in the last few  days has been incredible as we kick off a new and more vibrant era at HVN.” 

Contact Liese Klein at lklein@newhavenbiz.com.

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