US discounter Avelo cuts flights to rural Northern California city

US start-up carrier Avelo Airlines plans to stop operating flights from Redding to Southern California in August, citing the departure of its ground handling partner at Redding Regional airport. Avelo confirms on 27 June that its business partner Trego Dugan Aviation, which provides Avelo’s ground-handling service in Redding, will no longer serve the airport. ”As a result, we’ve made the decision to cancel Avelo’s route between [Redding] and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Burbank airport effective 26 August,” it says. ”This decision also enables us to better utilise our resources elsewhere in Avelo’s system,” the carrier adds. The Redding-Burbank route has proven popular in the rural region of Northern California, which largely lacks commercial air service. Sacramento International airport is a 270km (168mi) drive from Redding. Major regional carrier SkyWest Airlines operates flights on behalf of Alaska Airlines out Redding. <br/>