Avelo Airlines will expand its service at Wilmington International Airport (ILM) with two new nonstop routes: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and West Palm Beach, Florida. The airline is the only carrier offering nonstop service from ILM to both destinations. Service to West Palm Beach will begin November 20, 2025, operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays. Flights to Punta Cana …
Passenger traffic at Wilmington Airport (ILG) continues to grow, officials from the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) announced that the facility has served more than 660,000 total passengers since Avelo Airlines launched service there in February 2023. The milestone marks a dramatic comeback for Delaware, which just two years ago was the only state in the U.S. without commercial …
Avelo Airlines has launched new nonstop routes from Wilmington Airport (ILG) to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida, expanding its offerings to 14 destinations from the Delaware Valley hub. The low-cost carrier began twice-weekly service to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) on Thursday, May 22. Service to Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) will begin Friday, May 23. Flights to Raleigh-Durham will operate …
WILMINGTON — Avelo Airlines has resumed nonstop service between Wilmington Airport (ILG) and Nashville International Airport (BNA), offering the only direct flights between Delaware and Tennessee’s capital. The route, which relaunched May 1, operates twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays using Boeing 737 aircraft. “The return of Avelo’s nonstop service to Nashville from Wilmington Airport showcases the continued demand for …
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Avelo Airlines is adding more travel options for passengers at Philadelphia’s Wilmington Airport (ILG) with the new nonstop routes to Jacksonville, Florida, and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The airline, which has been serving the region since 2021, will operate the new routes starting in May, making Avelo the only carrier offering direct flights to these destinations from ILG. The Jacksonville service …
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Avelo Airlines will start flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Sarasota, Florida, from Wilmington in November. The addition to Avelo’s 13 current destinations was the focus of a festive announcement Thursday on the Wilmington Airport’s tarmac. “No surprises here,” said Delaware River & Bay Authority Deputy Director Stephen Williams to the large crowd gathered Thursday morning. The airlines already …
Where will Avelo Airlines go next? We’ll know Thursday with the airlines makes an announcement about two new tropical destinations from the Wilmington Airport. The airlines now serves the airport with two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft, with nonstop flights to 13 destinations in five Southeast states. Avelo officials will gather with Delaware politicians and Delaware River and Bay Authority representatives …
Delaware’s infrastructure stole the show in Wednesday’s State of the County for New Castle County. Stephen Williams, deputy executive director of Delaware River Bay Authority, told an audience of about 200 that the Authority is focusing on the importance of replacing aging infrastructure and investing in the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which links the First State to New Jersey. Some of …
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Avelo Airlines was supposed to start expanding its destinations from Wilmington Airport in a year or two, but instead, it nearly tripled its routes in less than 90 days of service. Local, state and airline officials held a press conference Thursday morning to announce that the airline is adding nine new nonstop destinations spanning five states: Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, …
