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Avelo Airlines will cease West Coast operations
Discount carrier Avelo Airlines will close its lone western base in Burbank, Calif., and halt West Coast operations.
Avelo will further focus efforts on the East Coast, where its six remaining bases are located.
Avelo said the current operating environment "will not deliver adequate financial returns in a highly competitive backdrop."
"Despite the investment of significant time, resources and efforts, our West Coast operations have not produced the results necessary to continue our presence there," the airline said.
The move out of Burbank is especially significant for Avelo, since it made the Los Angeles-area airport its initial operational base when launching service in April 2021.
Avelo operated as many as 14 routes from Burbank and reached its frequency peak there in July 2024 with 190 departures, according to Cirium. This month, the airline is flying to eight destinations from Burbank: Eureka and Santa Rosa in California; Eugene, Medford, Bend and Salem in Oregon; Kalispell, Montana; and Pasco, Washington. Avelo also flies a Burbank-based aircraft between Las Vegas and Santa Rosa.
The airline said it will reduce its Burbank flying from two aircraft to one on Aug. 12 before closing the base entirely on Dec. 2. The Las Vegas, Salem, Santa Rosa and Kalispell routes will end in August, followed by the remainder on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2.
Avelo's largest base is in New Haven, Conn. The carrier also maintains bases in Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Lakeland, Fla., Wilmington, Del.; Wilmington, N.C.; and Concord-Padgett Regional Airport, near Charlotte.
