All 50 states have commercial flights again: Avelo Airlines begins service from Delaware

Avelo Airlines began service out of its newest crew base in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday, meaning all 50 US states once again have commercial flights. The airline flew from Wilmington Airport to Orlando International Airport to mark the occasion. Andrew Levy, Avelo's chairman and CEO, joined customers for the trip and presented them with a celebratory boarding pass. Avelo will serve Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach with its fleet of Boeing 737 jets. "Nobody in recent memory has flown anywhere other than Orlando (from Wilmington),” Levy told USA TODAY in an interview ahead of the launch. "We’re flying to Orlando, but we're also flying to four other places that have never had service from that airport." As Levy said, Avelo Airlines will serve five Florida destinations from Wilmington, though none are currently planned to have daily service.<br/>