{"id":40236,"date":"2023-12-18T16:44:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T21:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=40236"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T21:44:48","slug":"lakeland-linder-gets-approval-for-commercial-airline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/12\/18\/lakeland-linder-gets-approval-for-commercial-airline\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Linder gets approval for commercial airline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland City Commissioners unanimously approved a new agreement with Avelo Airlines to become the first commercial airline to operate out of Lakeland Linder International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-plane-web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-plane-web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-plane-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-plane-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-plane-web.jpg 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airport officials project 1.6 million potential passengers to fly on it annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airport leaders have not released details about which flights the ultra-low-cost carrier will be offering out of Lakeland. Adam Lunn, Assistant Director of Lakeland Linder, said the airport first needs to be updated to accept commercial passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The biggest change for us will be the passenger processing and all that entails. As everyone is familiar with, when you check in for a flight, you go through a security screening process. For us, it&#8217;s getting our facilities ready for that and those policies and procedures in place,&#8221; said Lunn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-Airlines.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-Airlines.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-Airlines-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Avelo-Airlines-768x360.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airport officials also received a $3.4 million loan from the city to upgrade the TSA&#8217;s security screening area and add parking and safety zones on the ramp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avelo Airlines could begin offering flights as early as the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakeland City Commissioners unanimously approved a new agreement with Avelo Airlines to become the first commercial airline to operate out of Lakeland Linder International Airport. 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