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Protesters are rallying outside of Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) today to take a stand against low-cost carrier, Avelo Airlines, decision to run deportation flights for the United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration Control and Enforcement (ICE) agency.
The rallies are planned for several airports that Avelo Airlines serves with protesters gathering in front of Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) last weekend.
According to The Daytona Beach News Journal, the Daytona Beach rally’s organizers are also demanding the return of the 29-year-old Maryland man known as Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was deported to a prison in El Salvador despite having never been charged or convicted of any crime. The US Supreme Court recently ordered the Trump administration to begin the process of bringing Garcia back to the United States, but deportation flights are still being planned for others.
It’s not uncommon for commercial airlines to transfer and remove migrants in support of immigration and deportation efforts. When larger groups of people are involved it’s typically not commercial airlines and more charter carriers that handle the flights. Historically, ICE’s air operations division conducted special high-risk charter flights on an as-needed basis to remove migrants who have failed to comply with deportation orders or are deemed a security risk. With recent government pushes, these flights have ramped up.
Anthony’s Take: It looks like Avelo saw how financially lucrative these routes can be and decided to go for the cash. The public outcry is not good and the publicity against the airline will certainly not help since the brand is still largely unknown to many travelers across the United States. This bit of news being their first exposure will likely not drive ticket sales.
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I find Avelo’s move to be pretty loathsome. Perhaps they’re either critically desperate for money or truly feel that any press is good press.