Avelo Adds Three New Routes, Brings Back Three Others

Service will start early next year.

Zach Vasile

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM ET

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Ryan Ewing

An Avelo Boeing 737-800. (Photo: Shutterstock | Markus Mainka)

Key Takeaways:

Avelo Airlines is significantly expanding its network in February and March 2026, launching new and re-launching several routes across the Northeast, Midwest, and South.
The expansion includes nonstop flights connecting Lakeland, Charlotte, and Wilmington to destinations such as Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, and Nashville, all operated by Boeing 737 aircraft.
This growth, which includes adding a second aircraft to its Lakeland base, reflects Avelo's strategic pivot to focus operations on the eastern and central U.S. after exiting the West Coast market.

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Ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo is adding new routes to its network and bringing others back in time for spring 2026.

Between Feb. 11 and 13, 2026, the airline will launch nonstop service connecting Lakeland, Florida, with Detroit and Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina, with Chicago O’Hare and Nashville, Tennessee; and Wilmington, Delaware, with Atlanta. On March 12, service between Wilmington and Chicago O’Hare will come online.

Lakeland-Detroit, Charlotte-Chicago, and Wilmington-Chicago are new routes, Avelo said, while Lakeland-Atlanta, Charlotte-Nashville, and Wilmington-Atlanta are being brought back.

The carrier will operate all six connections with Boeing 737 aircraft.

“These new routes offer travelers even more choices, making it easier and more affordable than ever for our customers to get where they want to go,” Avelo founder and CEO Andrew Levy said in a statement.

The airline also said it will add a second aircraft to its Lakeland base in February.

Avelo has discontinued operations on the West Coast and is now building up its operational footprint in the Northeast, Midwest, and South.