Protesters lined DuPont Highway outside of Wilmington Airport near New Castle on April 19, demanding Avelo Airlines ground its deportation flights.
Avelo Airlines is the only airline that flies commercially out of Delaware. It announced plans to operate deportation flights for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier in April, citing financial stability while its service expands.
“We realize this is a sensitive and complicated topic. After significant deliberations, we determined this charter flying will provide us with the stability to continue expanding our core scheduled passenger service and keep our more than 1,100 Crewmembers employed for years to come,” Avelo’s founder and CEO, Andrew Levy, said in a statement…