CONCORD, N.C. — Budget airline Avelo Airline announced it would establish a base at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport that would allow them to create new routes and new jobs.
Avelo, which first arrived at the Cabarrus County airport in May, will now offer nine destinations. The airline will begin twice-weekly service to Daytona Beach, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee starting in April.
As part of its local expansion, Avelo Airlines says it will create 50 new jobs. These will include employment for pilots, flight crews, ground crews and customer service.
"It also means jobs by basing two aircraft here. We're basing two 737s here at this airport," Jim Olson, the head of marketing for Avelo Airlines, told WCNC Charlotte. "These are high-quality jobs. They're pilots, flight attendants, airport customer service and aircraft technician jobs."
Olson said the airline has flown 40,000 people since arriving in May.
Avelo Airlines offers a flight alternative to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The airline currently offers services from Concord to
- Albany International Airport - Albany, New York
- Flying Thursdays and Sundays
- Manchester-Boston Regional Airport - Manchester, New Hampshire
- Flying Thursdays and Sundays
- Bradley International Airport - Hartford, Connecticut
- Flying Thursdays and Sundays
- Lakeland Linder International Airport - Lakeland/Orlando, Florida
- Flying Thursdays and Sundays
- Wilmington Airport - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Wilmington, Delaware
- Flying Mondays and Fridays
- Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport - Rochester, New York
- Flying Mondays and Fridays
- Lakeland International Airport - Lakeland, Florida
- Flying Thursdays and Sundays
- Daytona Beach International Airport - Daytona Beach, Florida
- Begins April 3, 2025, with twice weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays
- Nashville International Airport - Nashville, Tennessee
- Begins April 3, 2025, with twice weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays
This announcement comes on the heels of a similar announcement in October, where the airline said it would start offering nonstop service from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport to Lakeland, Florida.
Concord-Padgett Regional Airport is located northwest of Charlotte and offers an alternative to the busier Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The airport markets itself as a way to avoid the busy lines and sprawling terminals of the busy American Airlines hub in west Charlotte.