Following its Dec. 9 announcement that it would offer nonstop service to New Haven, Connecticut, Avelo Airlines launched its first flight out of Jacksonville on Feb. 14 at 12:35 p.m.
The inbound flight from New Haven had about 170 passengers. The flight out of Jacksonville boarded about 50 travelers. Capacity on the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft is 189.
The Houston-based carrier departs Jacksonville out of gate C5 on Monday and Friday. For example, the Feb. 17 flight leaves Jacksonville at 11:20 a.m. and arrives at Tweed New Haven at 1:45 p.m. The Feb. 21 return flight leaves New Haven at 8 a.m. and arrives in Jacksonville at 10:35 a.m.