4 new Avelo Airlines Texas-Florida flights start at $99 one-way
Avelo Airlines is adding nonstop routes to Texas from four different Florida airports, starting in November, with one-way fares starting at $99.
On June 30, Avelo announced new commercial service at McKinney National Airport (DTX), about 30 miles north of downtown Dallas, with flights to Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Fort Myers (RSW), Orlando (MCO), Tampa (TPA), and Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS). The flights will operate on 184-seat Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jet aircraft, the company said.
"As a proud Texas-born company, we are excited to grow our presence in North Texas and Collin County, one of the fastest growing areas in America," Avelo founder and CEO Andrew Levy said in the release.
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The Houston, Texas-based carrier recently announced four new nonstop flights between Florida airports and North Carolina and Puerto Rico.
Avelo, known for operating out of smaller airports, currently flies to eight destinations in Florida, including Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Orlando, Tampa, and Sarasota. In November, the carrier will begin flights to Key West.
What are the new Avelo routes coming to Florida?
All four routes are connected to McKinney National Airport (DTX). They include:
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 5X service on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting Nov. 19.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO), 5X service on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting Nov. 12.
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), 2X service on Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting Nov. 11.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA), 4X weekly service on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays
More airlines are adding Florida flights
Several familiar names have increased their Florida presence this year, including:
- Allegiant Air is bringing eight new nonstop routes to Florida in October.
- American Airlines is adding more flights to Fort Lauderdale, with an additional daily flight to O'Hare International Airport (ORD), starting Sept. 9, and two additional daily flights to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) after Oct. 5.
- Avianca Airlines added an additional daily flight on June 1 between Fort Lauderdale and El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogotá, Colombia.
- Breeze Airways is adding three new destinations and 11 new Florida routes to its network.
- Delta Air Lines is adding additional flights between Boston and both Orlando and Miami, starting Dec. 19, and more Orlando flights between Detroit, Atlanta, and New York.
- Frontier Airlines is adding daily service between Detroit and both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, starting July 5, and at least nine more flights to Orlando to cities such as Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Memphis, Nashville and more.
- JetBlue Airways is ramping up service to South Florida with 11 new domestic and international routes to and from Fort Lauderdale and business class Mint service to several California destinations, as well as increased service on existing routes and new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas
- Southwest Airlines is adding six new routes for Orlando, a Miami-Las Vegas route, and adding additional service for 17 cities at Orlando.
C. A. Bridges is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida's service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida's best content directly in your inbox each weekday by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.
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This story was originally published June 30, 2026 at 1:22 PM.