Our vision for Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), under a historic long-term public-private partnership (P3), is becoming a reality. Today, we proudly welcomed our second airline, Breeze Airways.
A huge thanks to my all-star ops team at HVN, led by Michael Jones and Jeremy Nielson, for making this monumental day possible. Special appreciation to my exec team—Matt Shelby for negotiating the agreement, Arturo Garcia for leading the team through a successful ORAT, Tim Sullivan and Rasmus Agerskov for their outstanding data and financial analysis, and Kayla Reasco, Andrew King and Tom Cavaliere for organizing a stellar press and community event.
Gratitude also to the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority, led by Robert Reed and Tom Rafter; CT Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz; NH Mayor Justin Elicker; Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro; and Senator Chris Murphy for their steadfast support, which has been critical to our success.
A big shoutout to the Breeze team, led by David Neeleman and Lukas Johnson, for recognizing the potential of this market and launching in a big way with ten destinations.
With Avelo and Breeze combined, Tweed now connects travelers to 33 unique destinations—an extraordinary milestone for an airport that had no traffic just three years ago. Along the way, we’ve created over 400 new jobs, and this is just the beginning.
Exciting times are ahead for Tweed, our New Haven, East Haven and Southern Connecticut community, and the travelers we serve!
At Avports, we’re dedicated to serving travelers and communities alike, it’s #theavportsway!
Local media coverage - thanks Mark Zaretsky:
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Rasmus Stauning Agerskov
Timothy Sullivan, C.M.
Kayla Reasco
Tom Cavaliere
Mark Zaretsky
New Haven Register
Ned Lamont
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz
Robert Reed
David Neeleman
Lukas Johnson
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