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Virgin America calls dibs on two gates at Dallas Love Field

Virgin America announced today it has secured two gates at Dallas Love Field airport. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded the gates as part of the American Airlines/US Airways merger settlement.

The deal still awaits approval from the City of Dallas. Delta and Southwest Airlines also submitted bids for the open gates.

The gate announcement coincides with Virgin's first day of ticket sales on new direct routes from Dallas to New York, LA and San Francisco. To show the Dallas community some love, Virgin will donate $20 of every ticket booked today to Dallas KIPP College Preparatory Public Schools.

“Dallas is a global center of industry, and it deserves more business-friendly flight options from the airport most convenient to downtown,” Virgin America president and CEO David Cush said. “The opportunity to expand our service at Love allows us to not only spur more fare competition, but also provide travelers with a different kind of flight option.”

Virgin offers three ticket classes: first class, main cabin select and economy. All passengers have access to Wi-Fi, power outlets and touch-screen seatback entertainment.

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Low-cost Avelo Air begins flights out of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

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A new airline is launching service at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: Avelo Airlines, a low-priced carrier based in Houston, will begin direct flights between DFW and Tweed-New Haven Airport in Connecticut.

According to a release, the service will run twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. They'll be nonstop flights, with ticket prices starting at $89. Service will begin on March 7.

“This service makes visiting Southern Connecticut, and everything the greater New England and New York regions have to offer, easier than ever. We also look forward to making DFW’s thriving culinary scene, sports mecca and vibrant nightlife a fast and seamless journey for Connecticut travelers,” says Avelo founder and CEO Andrew Levy in a statement.

The new service is one of five that the airline will add in 2025 to beef up its presence in Connecticut, which includes four new nonstop routes from Southern Connecticut’s Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) and a third international destination from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL).

In addition to DFW Airport, other nonstop service from HVN will go to Jacksonville, Florida, Detroit, and Portland, Maine. The addition of these five new destinations will bring Avelo to 39 routes from Connecticut — 31 routes from HVN and 8 routes from BDL. Low introductory one-way fares start at $39.

Avelo was founded in 2018 and began flying in 2021. They currently fly to 54 cities in 24 states and Puerto Rico, as well as three international destinations to Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. They focus on flying unserved routes between under-served communities, primarily out of smaller airports. Although DFW Airport is by no means a smaller airport.

They made their service debut in Texas in spring 2024 with flights out of Houston's Hobby Airport.

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