A low-cost airline that has rapidly accelerated its route expansion in Connecticut is hitting the brakes, pulling the plug on three, nonstop destinations from Bradley International Airport , just two months after it began service at Connecticut’s largest commercial airport.
Avelo Airlines stopped nonstop service from Bradley to Lakeland, Florida and Houston, Texas earlier this month, and the airline will be suspending service to Charlotte, NC at the end of March.
“Unfortunately, these routes did not meet our expectations,” Avelo spokesman James Olson said, in a statement. “From the start, we have said our focus at Bradley would ne on international service since ( Tweed New Haven Airport ) does not have a customs and immigration capability.”…