Avelo Airlines begins service to St. George & Provo airports

Houston-based Avelo Airlines will begin serving the St. George and Provo airports from Los Angeles later this year. The low-fare carrier will begin twice-weekly flights to Provo in September with flights on Mondays and Fridays, while St. George will see flights on Thursdays and Sundays beginning in October. The flights will be dispatched by Avelo’s flight operations center at Burbank Airport in California.

Avelo began serving Ogden-Hinckley Airport in May.

“Since our launch, we’ve been on a mission to bring low fares, more choice and greater convenience in air travel to Angelenos,” said Avelo chairman and CEO Andrew Levy. “These new routes will provide our L.A. customers with unmatched affordability and direct access to four beautiful unserved destinations across the western U.S. With the money you save and the caring service you experience, you’ll want to explore all of our destinations.”

“Avelo’s goal of ‘refreshingly smooth travel’ matches the reason so many travelers choose the Provo airport: convenience, affordability and fewer crowds,” said Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi. “We are becoming the worst-kept secret for better travel options.”

“The return of convenient, nonstop access to Southern California is a big step forward for us,” said St. George Airport Manager Rich Stehmeier. “We set a record for usage in May and we expect that this will only help fuel the popularity of SGU as a low-stress, high-value choice for travelers.”

Avelo will service the new routes with Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 189 seats, the company said. Sixty of the seats feature feature up to 9 inches of extra legroom at an additional charge starting at $11.