Protestors lined the sides of Route 13 outside the Wilmington Airport Thursday for a honk and wave rally, encouraging residents to boycott Avelo Airlines.
The outrage follows an April 7 announcement by the airline — which is Delaware’s only commercial carrier — that it entered a charter agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to carry out deportation flights.
Avelo CEO Andrew Levy said in a statement that he understands this is a “sensitive and complicated topic,” but he sees the charter agreement as a way to provide more financial stability to the low-budget airline.
The flights will be operated by three aircrafts out of Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona starting May 14 and will reportedly not bear the company’s logo…