{"id":428,"date":"2025-07-15T14:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dexalumpotrik.com\/?p=428"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:30:56","slug":"low-cost-airline-shutting-down-entire-west-coast-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dexalumpotrik.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/15\/low-cost-airline-shutting-down-entire-west-coast-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-cost airline shutting down entire West Coast operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

(KTLA<\/a>) \u2013 One of Hollywood Burbank Airport’s<\/a> major airline partners is set for departure.<\/p>\n

On Monday, budget airline Avelo announced it would be shuttering its Southern California base, moving its planes to various hubs across the country and offering its California-based staff the opportunity to transfer elsewhere.<\/p>\n

For more than four years, Avelo has been operating out of the Burbank<\/a> airport, establishing it as its West Coast base. The airline launched under its current brand name<\/a> during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a move that was deemed risky at the time by some industry analysts.<\/p>\n

The ultra-low-cost carrier quickly expanded operations in Burbank, adding flights to various parts of Northern California, Oregon and, briefly, Montana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An Avelo Airlines aircraft is seen at Hollywood Burbank Airport on April 7, 2021. (Joe Scarnici\/Getty Images for Avelo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2023, the airline celebrated flying its 1 millionth passenger<\/a>, and even described its Burbank flights as being among its most successful offerings, accounting for one-third of its total customers at the time.<\/p>\n

But airline officials say the company has been hit hard with new financial challenges that have made it increasingly difficult to provide service to its West Coast destinations.<\/p>\n

On Monday, CEO Andrew Levy confirmed that Avelo would be reducing its number of planes flying out of Los Angeles County<\/a> to one by mid-August, before shutting the base down entirely on Dec. 2, 2025. That closure will coincide with Avelo ceasing all West Coast operations, company officials confirmed.<\/p>\n

Levy described the decision as a difficult one, adding that there’s no singular reason for Avelo ceasing operations with one of its longest airport partners.<\/p>\n

“We believe the continuation of service from [Hollywood Burbank Airport] in the current operating environment will not deliver adequate financial returns in a highly competitive backdrop,” he said. <\/p>\n

Avelo will relocate its current Burbank fleet to different locations where Levy says the company sees more “efficient longer-term growth prospects,” as it attempts to build out its East Coast operation. <\/p>\n

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Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 prepares for boarding at Hollywood Burbank Airport on May 30, 2021 in Burbank, California. (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All California-based employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to another Avelo base, Levy said, all of which are on the Eastern Seaboard, including Hartford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Wilmington, Delaware.<\/p>\n

Passengers with existing flights can cancel their trips online and receive a refund. <\/p>\n

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