Avelo Airlines swooped into town because Wilmington looked like a good coastal gamble.
An ultra-low-cost carrier hatched in 2018 in Texas, Avelo launched its first-ever flight in 2021 in California, taking off from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) for the first time in June 2022.
Low-cost carriers have been around for decades. According to multiple economic analyses, airline industry deregulation accelerated the trend and led to widespread growth from 1990 to 2020…