Avelo Airlines plans to begin flying deportation charter flights for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security out of Arizona, a move that is drawing sharp criticism from local and state officials and on social media.
While the flights beginning May 12 will be out of Mesa, where Avelo plans to base three planes, and there is no mention of any such charters out of Tweed New Haven Regional Airport or Bradley International Airport, which together comprise Avelo's largest East Coast base, the announcement has stirred some people up..
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