Avelo Airlines announced today (Tuesday) it will start service at Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) with nonstop routes to North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Central Florida’s Lakeland International Airport (LAL).  Avelo is the only airline offering nonstop service between Grand Rapids and these two destinations. Fares on the low-cost airline will start at $59 one way.

 

Avelo will operate these routes twice weekly on Fridays and Mondays, utilizing Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.

 

Service to Raleigh-Durham International Airport begins May 23, 2025, while service to Lakeland International begins June 13, 2025

 

Since taking flight on April 28, 2021, Avelo has flown more than 6.3 million Customers on over 50,000 flights. Today Avelo serves 56 cities spanning 23 states and Puerto Rico, as well as four international destinations.

 

Avelo offers an abundance of advanced seating options and several unbundled travel-enhancing options that give Customers the flexibility to pay only for what they value, including priority boarding, checked bags, carry-on overhead bags, and bringing a pet in the cabin. Families can travel with ease knowing every child 14 and under will be automatically seated with an accompanying adult at no additional cost.