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In May 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta suspended its thrice daily service to Atlanta. Delta has announced no plans to restore the flights.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://doav.virginia.gov/calendar-and-news/news/2020/delta-suspends-operations-at-newport-newswilliamsburg/#:~:text=Beginning%20Wednesday%2C%20May%2013%2C%20Delta,30%2C%202020 | title=Delta Suspends Operations at Newport News/Williamsburg }}</ref>
In July 2022, [[Avelo Airlines]] announced new service from the airport. The airline began flights to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Metcalfe|first=Trevor|date=July 26, 2022|title=Avelo Airlines bringing two Florida routes to Newport News airport starting at $29|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/transportation/vp-bz-new-airline-newport-news-williamsburg-0727-20220726-ntj7p2uck5gnpku5r6dfo5qqmi-story.html|website=Daily Press|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref> However, in February 2023, Avelo Airlines announced it would be ending its service at the airport starting April 16, 2023, leaving American Airlines as the sole carrier servicing the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayo |first=Julius |date=2023-02-22 |title=Avelo Airlines ending flight service at Newport News-Williamsburg Airport |url=https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/newport-news/avelo-airlines-ending-flight-service-at-newport-news-williamsburg-airport/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=WAVY.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The decline in service and passenger volume created a challenging financial environment for the airport. Between 2022 and 2023, the airport reported $4.2 million in financial losses, with public funding required to keep it financially solvent. A June 2024 report recommended a transition away from commercial air service and reorienting efforts to attracting advanced aerospace research and development facilities.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Brett |title=Report: Maintaining commercial air service at Newport News Williamsburg Airport financially unsustainable |url=https://www.wavy.com/news/report-maintaining-commercial-air-service-at-newport-news-williamsburg-airport-financially-unsustainable/ |website=WAVY.com |publisher=WAVY |access-date=28 June 2024 |date=27 June 2024}}</ref>
==Airline and destination==
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