{"id":52561,"date":"2024-12-14T15:19:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T20:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=52561"},"modified":"2024-12-14T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T20:20:15","slug":"avelo-is-canceling-all-flights-between-lakeland-and-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/12\/14\/avelo-is-canceling-all-flights-between-lakeland-and-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Avelo Is canceling all Flights Between Lakeland and Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Avelo Airlines canceled its flights between Lakeland and Atlanta after Jan. 5 because not enough passengers were booking the route, city commissioners were told Friday. But Airport Director Kris Hallstrand said the airline hasn\u2019t given up on future Atlanta flights.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Atlanta route was getting about 40% utilization \u201cand that doesn\u2019t pay any bills,\u201d Hallstrand said during a project update meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week marks one year since Lakeland Linder International Airport and Avelo Airlines<\/a> announced a 15-year agreement for flights with the low-cost carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the Atlanta hiccup, Hallstrand said ridership is high in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since starting service in June, Avelo has carried 12,145 passengers out of Lakeland and 11,060 into Lakeland. Since then, Avelo has expanded from a single Lakeland route (New Haven, Connecticut) to eight destinations to and from Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November, the airline experienced its busiest month yet: 7,039 outbound passengers and 6,369 inbound, she said. The airport\u2019s passenger parking lot held an average of 182 cars per day in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Atlanta, New Haven and Rochester, Avelo\u2019s current destinations from Lakeland include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n