{"id":48038,"date":"2024-07-23T20:08:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48038"},"modified":"2024-07-23T20:15:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:15:30","slug":"on-wednesday-the-lakeland-fl-airport-will-be-the-site-of-an-announcement-of-a-major-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/07\/23\/on-wednesday-the-lakeland-fl-airport-will-be-the-site-of-an-announcement-of-a-major-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"On Wednesday, the Lakeland, FL airport will be the site of an announcement of a major expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ishrion site (see below) reported that the Houston-based airline will announce its biggest expansion ever and make Lakeland one of its jet bases. The airline has not hinted at the destinations to be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"740\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/avelo-airlines-belly-scaled-1.webp?resize=1110%2C740&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43047\" style=\"width:329px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Wilmington Airport (ILG) had been expected to become a destination from the Florida airport when Avelo announced it would launch service to and from the fast-growing area between Orlando and Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Avelo Airlines is set to announce its \u201clargest route expansion\u201d in its history tomorrow.<br><br>This comes from Lakeland Airport (LAL) which likely means:<br><br>1. Avelo is adding at least 10 new routes from LAL<br>2. Avelo opens a base in LAL<br><br>Any guesses on what Avelo will add from LAL? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3DnBiOK7mQ\">pic.twitter.com\/3DnBiOK7mQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IshrionA\/status\/1815798823521747282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland, while home to a busy airport, had not seen scheduled airline service in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">It turned out that the small airline unexpectedly limited its schedule to New Haven, CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The Arline route site Enilria last week reported the upcoming service announcement and said Wilmington ILG was a possible destination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Orlando appears to be one of Avelo&#8217;s more popular routes, with three and sometimes four flights a week out of ILG. Avelo also has twice-weekly service to Tampa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland would give Philadelphia area travelers an option other than Orlando, one of the nation&#8217;s busiest airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ishrion site (see below) reported that the Houston-based airline will announce its biggest expansion ever and make Lakeland one of its jet bases. 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