Avelo Airlines flying deportation flights out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

The Brief

  • Avelo Airlines will charter ICE flights out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
  • The flights began on May 12.
  • The airline says it will open a base at the airport and hire multiple positions.

MESA, Ariz. An airline has signed an agreement to be a charter company for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Control and Enforcement agency.

What they’re saying:

Avelo Airlines will provide three 737-800s based out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport for deportation flights that will begin on May 12, the company said in a statement.

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