Budget Airline Cancels Its Deportation Contract With ICE, Citing ‘Political Controversy’
Credit: Grok AI The low-cost Avelo Airlines has cancelled its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Less than a year after signing a deal to carry out deportation flights for ICE, the airline will close its base in Mesa, Arizona later this month. “The program provided short-term benefits but ultimately did not deliver enough consistent and predictable revenue to overcome its operational complexity and costs,”