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Avelo Airlines entered the ultra-low-cost carrier market four years ago, and US Department of Transportation data shows it has transported 6.1 million round-trip passengers since its inception. In 2024 alone, Avelo carried 2.4 million passengers, achieving a 75% load factor across its routes. Over this period, Avelo operated more than 100 routes with varied load factors ranging from 20% to 86%.
Avelo, known for experimenting with new routes, has faced challenges such as low load factors on certain routes. Some routes saw loads as low as 20%, significantly below the airline's network average. "Seat load factors should not be considered in isolation," according to observations about market performance, especially for budget carriers with unusually low results.
Ten routes recorded the lowest load factors for Avelo in 2024. Notably, five of these involved Santa Rosa, a location added to Avelo's network in May 2021. Although Santa Rosa opened as a base in May 2024, it will close, with Avelo continuing to serve the area using non-based aircraft. Among the routes, "Santa Rosa to Tri-Cities (Pasco)" had the lowest load factor at 20%, followed by others including "Orlando to Mobile International" at 41% and "Santa Rosa to Salem" at 46%.
