Two upstart discount airlines, Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways, have chosen Harry Reid International Airport as their hub for expansion. The airlines are set to enhance travel options for passengers in Las Vegas.
Houston-based Avelo Airlines, developed by longtime Las Vegas aviation executive Andrew Levy, opened its sixth base of operations at Reid with a party with showgirls at one of the airport’s gates.
Avelo’s first flight out of Las Vegas was to Bend/Redmond, Oregon which will be offered twice a week. On September 8, it began flights to Sonoma/Santa Rosa, Brownsville, Texas, and Eureka/Arcata, California. In the following weeks, flights will start to Dubuque, Iowa and in October, the carrier will begin flights to Portland/Salem, Oregon.
Avelo sold all 149 seats aboard Thursday’s inaugural flight from RDM to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). The initial popularity Avelo is observing on this route prompted the airline to add extra flight dates for the winter holidays, says the airline.
In a press release, Avelo noted it has already hired about 50 Las Vegas-based crewmembers and plans to hire more pilots, flight attendants, aircraft maintenance technicians, and supervisors.
ICYMI: 🎉Today, @AveloAir opened its newest base of operations in Las Vegas, making it the airline’s second West Coast base. Avelo Airlines now offers six nonstop flights to Las Vegas! ✈️#vegas pic.twitter.com/kWd3pWW7vw
— Harry Reid International Airport (@LASairport) September 7, 2023
Meanwhile, Breeze Airways launched on Thursday its three-times-weekly service between Las Vegas and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and added daily one-stop service to Tampa, Florida.
Breeze already offers nonstop flights to and from Las Vegas to Akron-Canton, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; Huntsville, Alabama; Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia; Syracuse, New York; and San Bernardino, California.
On Thursday, it also introduced “BreezeThru” flights to Tampa, a one-stop, same-plane service that stops in either Raleigh, Huntsville, or Richmond depending on the day of the week.
Between them, the two carriers have brought more than 152,619 passengers to and from Las Vegas with Breeze bringing in the bulk of them. But Avelo’s commitment to a crew base portends future growth for the carrier, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Andrew Levy
Andrew Levy, Avelo Airlines Chairman and CEO, said: “We are excited to add a fourth exclusive nonstop route for our Central Oregon Customers: Las Vegas! Our Central Oregon Customers know that Avelo is the most reliable way to get to the best California destinations, and now flying to Las Vegas is easier than ever.”
“Vegas has something for everyone and Avelo’s affordability, convenience, and reliability hits the jackpot for getting to this popular destination,” he added.
Rosemary Vassiliadis
For her part, Rosemary Vassiliadis, Clark County Aviation Director, stated: “We are so excited for Avelo Airlines to not only expand its service to Harry Reid International Airport, providing even more travelers with a convenient and affordable way to get here, but to also add Las Vegas as a West Coast base creating jobs and opportunities in our community.”
Both airlines are offering discounted promotional fares to get people to try them. Avelo has one-way fares that start at $39 on some routes. Meanwhile, a limited number of flights between Las Vegas and Raleigh-Durham will sell for $69 one way on Breeze.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/noticias/2023/09/11/68699-las-vegas-two-discount-airlines-launch-new-flights-at-harry-reid-international-airport
