Avelo Airlines opened its sixth U.S. base Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). The travel-inspiring airline's second West Coast base is Avelo's latest investment in bringing affordable, convenient and reliable air service to unserved and underserved communities across the country.

The new base is a homecoming of sorts for Levy, who was a cofounder and served as longtime president of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air. During his 14 years with Allegiant, he helped build one of America's most successful airlines. At Avelo, Levy is joined by other former Allegiant leaders, including Chief Operating Officer Greg Baden who hosted the opening ceremony at LAS.

Avelo this week inaugurates three new routes and expands another, with two more routes beginning in mid-September and early-October. Special fares can be booked at AveloAir.com. 

Avelo will be the only airline flying nonstop between LAS and these six destinations: 

• Bend / Redmond, Ore. (RDM) — The first flight was on September 7, 2023, with twice weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays.
• Sonoma / Santa Rosa, Calif. (STS) — Starting September 8, 2023, Avelo will double the flight frequency of service on this route to four days per week (Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays).
• Brownsville, Texas (BRO) — The first flight is tomorrow, September 8, 2023, with twice weekly service on Mondays and Fridays.
• Eureka / Arcata, Calif. (ACV) — The first flight is tomorrow, September 8, 2023, with twice weekly service on Mondays and Fridays.
• Dubuque, Iowa (DBQ) — The first flight is next week, September 13, 2023, with twice weekly service on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
• Portland / Salem, Ore. (SLE) — The first flight is October 5, 2023, with twice weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays.

Las Vegas joins Avelo's five existing bases at Los Angeles' Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR); Orlando International Airport (MCO); Philadelphia / Delaware Valley's Wilmington Airport (ILG); Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU); and Southern Connecticut's Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN). Avelo's new LAS base debuts, coinciding with the inauguration of Avelo's six new destinations.