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Avelo Airlines to add two new Florida routes from Wilmington, NC (ILM)

Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-8EH WL N808VL (msn 37597) PBI (Jay Selman). Image: 404289.

Avelo Airlines is planning to add two more routes from Wilmington, NC to Florida.

Flights from ILM to both West Palm Beach (PBI) and Tampa (TPA) will begin on June 22, 2023.

Top Copyright Photo: Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-8EH WL N808VL (msn 37597) PBI (Jay Selman). Image: 404289.

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Frontier Airlines expands in Cleveland, Tampa and Raleigh-Durham

Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL N395FR (msn 11077) (Sage, the Pygmy Rabbit) BOS (Fred Freketic). Image: 960341.

Frontier Airlines may have lost the bidding war for Spirit Airlines, but it continues to expand at a record pace.

The fast-growing airline will launch new seasonal nonstop service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco (SFO), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), San Diego (SAN), and Charlotte (CLT) in May and June of 2023.

With the new service, Frontier will serve a total of 17 nonstop destinations from Cleveland, continuing to be the most of any airline operating from CLE.

Service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:INTRO FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)May 12, 20234x/week$49*
Charlotte (CLT)May 12, 20234x/week**$29*
San Diego (SAN)June 8, 20233x/week$89*
San Francisco (SFO)June 23, 20234x/week$99*

**Service offered less frequently for first week of service. Then, service is offered as reflected in the grid above starting May 20, 2023.

Meanwhile the carrier is also expanding at Tampa:

Frontier will launch new seasonal nonstop service from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX) in May of 2023. Previously announced service to Punta Cana (PUJ) and Santo Domingo (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic will begin in May, as well. With the new service, Frontier will serve a total of 20 nonstop destinations from TPA and offer its largest ever summer schedule from the airport.

Service from Tampa International Airport (TPA):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:INTRO FARE:
Phoenix (PHX)May 11, 2023Daily$59*
Punta Cana (PUJ)May 21, 20232x/week$129*
Santo Domingo (SDQ)May 22, 20232x/week$129*

Frontier has also announced it will operate its largest-ever number of departures from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) this summer. Just announced new routes include Frontier’s first-ever flights to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and the first time the carrier has connected RDU to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) since 2019. Service to MDW and IAH will start in June. With these new routes, Frontier will operate a record 112 weekly departures this summer, serving a total of 20 destinations with nonstop service.

Service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:INTRO FARE:
Chicago (MDW)June 16, 20234x/week$39*
Houston (IAH)June 18, 20233x/week$49*

Frequency and times are subject to change. 

Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL N395FR (msn 11077) (Sage, the Pygmy Rabbit) BOS (Fred Freketic). Image: 960341.

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Breeze Airways is coming to Portland, Maine, adds other routes

Breeze Airways Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300 – BD-500-1A11) N215BZ (msn 55167) LAS (Antony J. Best). Image: 960055.

Breeze Airways is coming to Portland, ME (PWM) this summer.

The airline is launching service Charleston, SC (May 19), Norfolk (June 2), Pittsburgh (June 2) and Tampa (May 17).

Breeze is also adding the following new routes this summer as it continues its expansion:


Los Angeles (LAX) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) starting on May 17, 2 weekly flights

Los Angeles (LAX) to Jacksonville (JAX) starting on May 18, 3 weekly flights

Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY) starting on May 19, 2 weekly flights

Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Pittsburgh (PIT) starting on May 18, 2 weekly flights

Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Louisville (SDF) starting on May 19, 2 weekly flights

Cincinnati (CVG) to Richmond (RIC) starting on May 19, 2 weekly flights

Hartford (BDL) to Fort Myers (RSW) starting on May 17, 2 weekly flights

Islip (ISP) to Richmond (RIC) starting on May 18, 2 weekly flights

Islip (ISP) to Pittsburgh (PIT) starting on May 25, 2 weekly flights

Pittsburgh (PIT) to Jacksonville (JAX) starting on May 25, 2 weekly flights

Providence (PVD) to Orlando (MCO) starting on July 14, 5 weekly flights

Providence (PVD) to Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) starting on July 13, 3 weekly flights

Providence (PVD) to Fort Myers (RSW) starting on July 13, 2 weekly flights

Providence (PVD) to Tampa (TPA) starting on July 14, 4 weekly flights

Akron/Canton (CAK) to Norfolk (ORF) starting on June 1, 2 weekly flights

Norfolk (ORF) to Syracuse (SYR) starting on June 1, 2 weekly flights

Hartford (BDL) to Tampa (TPA) starting on May 18, 3 weekly flights

Hartford (BDL) to New Orleans (MSY) starting on May 19, 2 weekly flights

Top Copyright Photo: Breeze Airways Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300 – BD-500-1A11) N215BZ (msn 55167) LAS (Antony J. Best). Image: 960055.

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Alaska Airlines expands in San Diego with new coast-to-coast nonstops

Alaska Airlines is adding new, daily nonstop flights between San Diego and both Washington, D.C. (IAD) and Tampa (TPA). Service to Washington, D.C. starts June 15, and service to Tampa begins on Oct. 5. We’re also adding new daily nonstop service between San Diego and Eugene, Oregon (EUG) on June 15.

Alaska Airlines is starting new nonstop service from San Diego to Washington, D.C., Tampa and Eugene, Oregon.

Alaska will serve 35 nonstop destinations from San Diego with the most nonstops of any airline. This includes flights to the Northeast, Northwest, throughout California, Mexico, Florida and to all four major islands in Hawaii, along with other locations.

New routes schedule for San Diego

Start DateCity PairDepartsArrivesFrequencyAircraft
 June 15, 2023San Diego-
Washington, D.C.
8:00 a.m. 4:10 p.m. Daily737-9
June 15, 2023Washington, D.C.-San Diego10:15 a.m.12:30 p.m.Daily737-9
 Oct. 5, 2023San Diego-Tampa8:40 a.m.4:25 p.m.Daily 737-9
 Oct. 5, 2023Tampa-San Diego5:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m.Daily737-9
 June 15, 2023San Diego-Eugene, Oregon2:30 p.m.4:50 p.m.DailyE175
June 15, 2023Eugene, Oregon-San Diego11:30 a.m.1:50 p.m.DailyE175

All times local

Top Copyright Photo: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 ER SSWL N282AK (msn 62473) SEA (Brian Worthington). Image: 960001.

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