BOISE, Idaho — Avelo Airlines, a new low-cost air carrier, has launched service at the Boise Airport, with its first flight touching down in the Treasure Valley from its hub at Southern California’s Hollywood Burbank Airport.
The airline’s May 24 two-hour nonstop return trip from Boise to the Los Angeles County airport was scheduled for takeoff later in the day. Avelo (pronounced A-VELL-o) is starting with twice-weekly flights between the two destinations, on Mondays and Fridays, and plans to add Wednesdays and Saturdays between June and August.
“Boise is a market we’ve been interested in for quite some time,” Andrew Levy, Avelo’s founder, chairman and CEO, told the Idaho Statesman in a phone interview. “Obviously we recognize the tremendous growth in general, specifically from California, and the growing community of interest between the two communities, and that’s why we’re there, and we’re really excited about it.”
