Cowen: Avelo Airlines could make Brownsville its base in Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Brownsville Mayor John Cowen says Avelo Airlines could make his city its base of operations in Texas.
\u201cHopefully, one day, Brownsville will be a base for them,\u201d Cowen told the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service.
Asked what he meant by \u201cbase,\u201d Cowen said: \u201cHaving their crew operate out of here. Instead of the other cities that we fly to.\u201d
Avelo Airlines is headquartered in Houston but Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport is the only city it flies out of in the Lone Star State.
The huge success of its first routes out of Brownsville, non-stop to Burbank, California, and Orlando, Florida, helped persuaded Avelo to add Las Vegas as another destination. Starting Sept. 8, 2023, Avelo will fly non-stop, twice weekly, from Brownsville to the entertainment capital of the world. The introductory price, one-way, will be $69.
In this podcast, the Guardian interviews Mayor Cowen, Brownsville assistant city manager and aviation administrator Bryant Walker and Avelo\u2019s general counsel, Daniel Camejo.
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