Avelo Airlines announces new, nonstop service between St. Louis and New Haven, CT [Video]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Big news for St. Louis air travelers Thursday, coming more than a thousand miles away in New Haven, Connecticut. Avelo Airlines is announcing exclusive, nonstop service between St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport.

“What’s exciting about St. Louis is that we will again be the only airline flying nonstop from the entire state of Connecticut to St. Louis and the entire state of Missouri,” Jim Olson, head of brand and communications at Avelo Airlines, said. “So, the only way you can get to Missouri nonstop is on a value from Tweed, which is super, super, super, super exciting.”

Beginning June 13, Avelo will offer nonstop flights on Thursdays and Sundays. Introductory one-way fares between STL and HVN start at $79.

“Our data shows that places like St. Louis and the one I’m about to announce have about a 50/50 balance in terms of origination traffic …