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Avelo Airlines alters summer routes amid controversial ICE contract
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Avelo Airlines has announced adjustments to its summer schedule by terminating seven routes, with a significant impact on its operations from Concord, North Carolina. These changes involve discontinuing services from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport to several destinations, as well as routes from Santa Rosa Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport.

From Concord, the airline will cease flights to Albany, Detroit, Lakeland, Nashville, and Washington Dulles airports, with new routes to Detroit and Washington never having started. Simultaneously, from Santa Rosa, the airline will stop service to Boise and Salt Lake City by the end of August.

Load factors appear to have influenced these decisions. Avelo experienced less-than-ideal load factors, peaking during certain months but generally falling below competitors' benchmarks. The airline began these routes comparatively recently and held a monopoly on direct flights before pulling back.

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Concurrently, Avelo Airlines faces community backlash. It was revealed that the airline is subcontracting under a $151 million contract to deport immigrants under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security and facilitated by CSI Aviation. Critics argue this violates rights by deporting some without due process. As part of this broader controversy, a petition garnering over 33,000 signatures demands Avelo cease its participation in deportations. Campaigns such as ‘avelNO!’ criticize Avelo's decision, with public demonstrations raising awareness against its involvement in these contract flights.

In response, Andrew Levy, CEO of Avelo Airlines, emphasized that the contract provides financial stability that supports their primary scheduled passenger services and sustains employment for over 1,100 personnel.

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