Avelo cancels Salem-Las Vegas flights, shifting to seasonal route

City councilors and business, travel and airline representatives pose for a photo in front of Avelo's inaugural flight to Las Vegas on Oct. 5, 2023. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Avelo Airlines is canceling flights from Salem to Las Vegas until at least the spring, dealing a blow to Salem’s efforts to build a robust commercial air service at the city-owned airport.

The budget carrier, which began flying out of Salem last October, announced Thursday it was shifting to a seasonal route, citing low demand.

“We are suspending our SLE-LAS service between January 7 and April 27 due to low demand during that time frame,”…

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