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BY COLBY FARR
Avelo Airlines signs on as McKinney’s 1st commercial service provider
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The airline will announce a launch date and the destinations it will serve from the airport a few months prior to the terminal opening in late 2026. A previously issued letter of intent showed the airline beginning with up to three daily flights in McKinney, city documents state. The airline operates at over 50 airports worldwide and flies to Chicago, Miami and the Dominican Republic, its website states. The airline is also expected to create over 100 jobs in McKinney, the release states. Avelo Airlines Founder and CEO Andrew Levy said in a statement that airline officials were excited to be the “launch airline” at McKinney National Airport. “We believe that our everyday low fares, convenient and reliable service, combined with an easy-to-use, small airport, is a combination the residents of ... North Texas will enthusiastically embrace,” Levy said.
agreement will run for five years and includes an option for a five-year extension. In a statement, McKinney Mayor Bill Cox called the agreement a “milestone.” “The airport team has been working diligently to deliver convenient and affordable nonstop airline service to our residents and visitors, and we applaud them for their efforts to serve our community,” he said.
McKinney National Airport’s future commercial service terminal has its first airline partner after city officials signed an Airline Use and Lease Agreement in mid-December. Avelo Airlines, based in Houston, is the first airline to sign an agreement and commit to supporting development and operation of the airport’s passenger terminal, according to a Dec. 16 news release from the city. The
Terminal operations projections
Daily Avelo flights
Projected Avelo passengers
Jobs created
Tax impact*
Year 1 Up to 3
130,000
360
$10.2 million
Year 3 Average 7
450,000
1,840
$54.7 million
*COMBINED LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL TAX IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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