Avelo Airlines to close US West Coast base amid backlash over deportation flights [View all]

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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