Episode 164 - Low-Cost Extravaganza

Aired on January 16, 2023

This episode is all about ULCC’s with Travis Christ, Head of Avelo Marketing, joining the show. We were supposed to fly on Avelo’s inaugural from Orlando to Dubuque, Iowa but the flight was canceled due to DBQ Airport still establishing their security plan. Avelo had an awesome recovery effort which led to Travis joining the show. He tells us all about the new airline and about his path from ramper to airline executive.

Doug and Drew proceed with our ULCC run with plans to fly Avelo soon. We take you along for the ride which in avgeek Morse code is:
SFO-EWR-MCO-BNA-CID-DEN-SFO.

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SFO's “Captain Cook" lounge

SFO-EWR

Downwind to MCO!

The lineup!

MCO-BNA on Spirit, BNA-CID on Allegiant, CID-DEN on Frontier. Pic credit - Tyler Crook

An sunny break in Orlando

Guess which bar the avgeeks chose

“Transglobal" route map made no sense

1st ULCC is Spirit MCO-BNA

Some southern BBQ at Nashville

Second ULCC is Allegiant from BNA to CID, Cedar Rapids

Made it to Cedar Rapids. Now a short Uber to Iowa City

Last ULCC is Frontier from CID to DEN

Taping the ULCC episode