Carrier will offer third international destination from Hartford

Avelo Airlines, a Connecticut-based discount carrier, announced the addition of five new nonstop routes — four from Tweed-New Haven Airportand a third international destination from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport.

Avelo will add nonstop service from New Haven to Jacksonville, Florida (beginning Feb. 14); Dallas-Fort Worth (March 7); Detroit (April 4); and Portland, Maine (May 22). All these routes will fly twice weekly. Avelo also announced that beginning Feb. 21, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic will become the airline’s third international destination from Hartford with twice-weekly service.  Avelo currently serves Cancun and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

With the addition of these five new destinations Avelo will now operate 39 routes from Connecticut — 31 from New Haven and eight from Hartford.

Andrew Levy, CEO, said that Avelo “offers Connecticut travelers more choice, affordability and convenience than any other airline operating in the state.” He added, “And when you couple that with our industry-leading reliability, it doesn’t surprise us that nearly 3 million customers have entrusted Avelo with their air travel since we took flight here three years ago.

One-third of Avelo’s seats (Premium and Premium Economy) offer extra legroom. Customers can also purchase window and aisle seats in advance of their flight. In addition to advance seat assignments, Avelo offers several unbundled options including priority boarding, checked bags and carry-on overhead bags.

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