Holiday News

Here's the holiday 2024 schedule for DART bus and trains in Dallas

DART bus

Photo courtesy of DART

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Bus and Light Rail service will observe special hours over the Christmas and New Year's holidays for 2024, which unfortunately this year fall on a Wednesday. Is there anything worse than a Wednesday holiday?

Here's the schedule for December 24-25, and December 31-January 1:

DART

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a regular weekday schedule
TRE: Normal Service

DART GoLink: GoLink is running from 5 am to midnight in all Zones. DART Paratransit: Operating a normal schedule.

DART Customer Relations Center (trip planning) will be open from 5 am–12 am. DART Customer Support Center (inquiries and complaints) 8 am–5 pm. DART Lost & Found, also 8 am–5 pm.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a weekend schedule
TRE: No service

DART GoLink: GoLink is running from 5 am to midnight in all Zones except the Inland Port Transportation Management Association Zone (IPTMA which includes areas in Lancaster, DeSoto, Wilmer & Hutchins).

DART Paratransit: All subscription trips for DART Paratransit will be cancelled except for those going to and from dialysis appointments on Wednesday, December 25. Riders can still call in and book demand trips for this day as needed. Reservations will remain open on December 25 from 8 am-5 pm. Customers can also schedule, view, and cancel trips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at DART.org/paratransit.

DART Customer Relations Center and DART Lost and Found and Administrative Offices will be closed.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a regular weekday schedule

Free DART Rides on New Year's Eve

Coors Light and DART will once again help North Texas residents get home safely on New Year's Eve.

Free transportation will be offered the night of New Year's Eve on DART buses, light rail, Paratransit Services and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) between EBJ Union Station and CentrePort/DFW Airport Station for everyone from 6 pm until the end of service.
Look for New Year's Eve schedules at DART.org and TrinityRailwayExpress.org.

Trinity Metro

Trinity Metro will have some service modifications for the Christmas holidays. If a specific service (such as Trinity Metro TEXRail) is not listed, that means it is operating on its regular schedule.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

No bus routes will leave from Fort Worth Central Station after 7:15 pm.The last scheduled pick-up time for On-Demand paratransit will be 7:45 pm.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Trinity Metro bus and Trinity Metro On-Demand (including paratransit) will operate on a modified holiday schedule.

All buses, including Orange Line, will run on an hourly schedule, with the exception of Molly the Trolley, which will operate every 30 minutes.

Trinity Metro On-Demand in Alliance, Mercantile, North Side, Southside, Southeast and South Tarrant will operate 7 am-7 pm.

Services in TCC Northeast and Mansfield will not operate.

Trinity Railway Express (TRE), TRE LINK, and the CentrePort Shuttle will not operate.

Customer Support & Solutions team members will be available 5 am-5 pm at 817-215-8600. The ticket sales kiosk at Fort Worth Central Station will be closed.

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Budget airline Avelo adds 2 Florida routes from McKinney with $69 fares

Photo courtesy of Avelo

Avelo Airlines will begin service from McKinney National Airport in November 2026.

Budget-friendly Avelo Airlines, which will begin service from McKinney National Airport (DTX) on Veteran’s Day, November 11, has added two more routes, this time to Florida cities Sarasota/Bradenton and West Palm Beach. Those nonstop flights will launch December 16 and 17, respectively.

Introductory one-way fares will start at $69, according to a release.

Flights from McKinney (DTX) to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) in Florida will begin Wednesday, December 16, with service on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Flights from DTX to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) in West Palm Beach will launch Thursday, December 17, with service on Thursdays and Sundays.

The addition of the new cities comes less than a month after the airline announced four new nonstop routes to popular U.S. tourist destinations Denver, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Nashville.

Avelo is also adding two weekly flights between McKinney National Airport (DTX) and Las Vegas, according to the latest release, bringing the route to six flights per week. The new Wednesday and Saturday Vegas flights join previously announced service on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday and were added "to meet strong demand for Las Vegas travel," they say in the release.

Andrew Levy, Angelo’s founder and CEO, said in a statement that he is excited to keep thriving in Collin County, “one of the fastest-growing areas in America,” he adds. "North Texas continues to show up for Avelo.”

The Florida destinations make a total 11 nonstop routes from DTX.

McKinney National Airport has served as a general aviation airport for more than 40 years but is now transitioning to provide commercial air service in support of the area's growing population.

Avelo's inaugural service out of McKinney will launch November 11 on the following schedule:

Fort Myers (RSW): Wednesdays and Saturdays beginning November 11
Las Vegas (LAS): Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays beginning November 12
Orlando (MCO): Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays beginning November 12
Fort Lauderdale (FLL): Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays beginning November 19
Tampa (TPA): Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays beginning November 19

In addition unveiling new routes, Avelo also announced last month that it will add a third Boeing 737-800 to the airline's current fleet based at DTX. Levy said the new nonstop routes and the addition of a new aircraft "further cements [Avelo's] commitment to Collin County."

The launch makes Avelo the first hometown airline in fast-growing Collin County and gives North Texas travelers an alternative to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.

More information and updates will be available at the Avelo website.

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