Avelo Airlines to close US West Coast base amid backlash over deportation flights
Source: reuters
By Doyinsola Oladipo July 14, 20255:50 PM CDT Updated 9 hours ago
July 14 - Avelo Airlines, a Texas-based budget carrier, said on Monday it will close its base at Hollywood Burbank Airport as it struggles financially, amid calls to boycott the airline over its decision to operate deportation flights under a contract with the Trump administration.
Avelo signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in April to transport migrants to detention centers inside and outside the U.S.
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Source-https://ktla.com/news/california/avelo-departing-los-angeles-burbank
title- Low-budget airline shutting down entire West Coast operations
Travis Schlepp reporter
snip-"On Monday, CEO Andrew Levy confirmed that Avelo would be reducing its number of planes flying out of Los Angeles County to one by mid-August, before shutting the base down entirely on Dec. 2, 2025. That closure will coincide with Avelo ceasing all West Coast operations, company officials confirmed.
Levy described the decision as a difficult one, adding that there’s no singular reason for Avelo ceasing operations with one of its longest airport partners." [ 
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snip-"In addition to flying ticket-purchasing passengers out of Los Angeles County, Avelo also received backlash and calls for boycott after it was announced the airline had partnered with the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide charter flights to assist with its deportation efforts. Those flights were specifically operated out of the Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona, but a push for a company boycott was widespread on social media."
snip-"A spokesperson for the company denied that the decision was related to its charter program in Arizona, and said the company had invested “significant time, resources and efforts,” that have not produced “results necessary” to continue its West Coast presence."
more there.
Working for ICE isn't bring you in enough blood money huh?
