RDU will once again have a direct flight to the Bahamas

Driving the news: Avelo will start twice-weekly service to the Bahamas in June.

• The fast-growing budget airline will also add direct flights from RDU to Philadelphia and Grand Rapids, Michigan, beginning in May.

The big picture: Avelo is investing heavily in routes out of RDU — especially to the Caribbean.

• In December, it announced it would add direct flights from RDU to both Jamaica and the Dominican Republica.