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Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines gave its route map a haircut this week and is cancelling multiple routes while pulling out of several airports and closing its Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) base on December 2nd. The airline will be exiting Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Salem-Willamette Valley Airport (SLE), Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), and the West Coast altogether.
The airline is shifting its focus away from the West Coast to the East Coast and will end the following routes:
- Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to/from California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV) (4x weekly; ends on November 17th)
- Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to/from Eugene Airport (EUG) (3x weekly; ends on November 18th)
- Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to/from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) (2x weekly; ends on August 30th)
- Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to/from Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR) (2x weekly; ends on November 17th)
- Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to/from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) (2x weekly; ends on November 18th)
- Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to/from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) (2x weekly; ends on November 17th)
- Salem-Willamette Valley Airport (SLE) to/from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) (2x weekly; ends on November 16th)
- Salem-Willamette Valley Airport (SLE) to/from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) (2x weekly; ends on November 16th)
- Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) to/from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) (6x weekly; ends on November 17th)
- Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) to/from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) (2x weekly; ends on August 30th)
- Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) to/from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) (2x to 4x weekly; ends on November 17th)
- Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) to/from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) (2x weekly; ends on August 31st)
Avelo launched in 2021 and operates a fleet of modern Boeing 737 aircraft. It serves destinations across the United States and competes with Spirit Airways, Breeze Airways, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines. It officially opened its sixth aircraft base at the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) in 2024 and will soon cease flying there.
Reddit user @eemiz shared that Avelo will also be closing its Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) on December 2nd. With this closure, Avelo will still have six US bases including:
- Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA)
- Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)
- Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN)
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
- Wilmington Airport (ILG)
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM)
An Avelo Airlines spokesperson shared the following with Upgraded Points:
After careful consideration, Avelo is closing its base at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) later this year. On August 12, 2025, we will reduce our BUR operation to one aircraft before exiting the remaining aircraft on December 2, 2025, and closing the base.
This was not an easy decision. Our company’s deepest operational roots are in BUR, having launched our first flight there over four years ago during the COVID pandemic. There is rarely one singular reason why decisions like this are made, and this one is no different. We believe the continuation service from BUR in the current operating environment will not deliver adequate financial returns in a highly competitive backdrop. The aircraft in BUR are expected to support growth in our East Coast bases, where we have significantly more opportunity to continue our path to sustainable cash flow generation.”
Anthony’s Take: It’s interesting to see Avelo retreat on the West Coast. Its deportation flights have garnered a fair share of those who will not fly the airline, but I don’t think enough to motivate these cuts. It’s likely more the shift in consumers looking for premium experiences while costs for the airline have continued to increase.
(Featured Image Credit: Avelo Airlines.)
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BUR is our local airport and we welcomed Avelo’s nonstops to small markets in the northwest. But GF and I on our second flight with them, they “postponed” our morning flight to the day in the afternoon. No alternate flights, whether it be with them or interlining, were available. They gave us hotel credit in the city we were stranded, but we opted to cancel our flight (they gave us a refund) and booked an expensive last-minute itinerary on United to get us back home and used AMEX insurance to get reimbursed. We vowed never to chance it with Avelo again.
That they starting these ICE-contract deportation flights is disgusting. Avelo, good riddens!
It’s not reportedly. It’s confirmed, including statements from their people in my article at UpgradedPoints – just FYI
Thanks, Ryan. I just updated and credited UpgradedPoints.