Cranky Flier has a good post about why Avelo will be successful with its New Haven hub.
Zooming In On Why Avelo’s New Base at New Haven Should Be a Winner
May 10, 2021
"Avelo only launched last month, but as expected, it has now announced its second base which will start some time during the summer. This one — New Haven on the south shore of Connecticut — is way on the other side of the country from its first Burbank base, but I actually like it better. To understand why, we need to zoom in. So, let’s start by looking at the big picture and work our way down.
First we can just look at the obvious measure, population density. You don’t need this map to know that New York City is the epicenter of population density inside the Northeast, which is the most dense part of the country.
That’s great and all, but for those outside of the Northeast, where exactly is New Haven? It’s on the Connecticut coast, about a third of the way in from the New York border to the Rhode Island border. And when you look at Connecticut overall, that’s a very good place to be..."
https://crankyflier.com/2021/05/10/z...d-be-a-winner/