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Avelo is being protested, but Connecticut officials aren't penalizing airline
Some Connecticut leaders said Avelo should lose state support after news emerged that the airline had contracted with ICE.
Avelo resumes seasonal flights from CT's Tweed New Haven to Destin, Florida and Knoxville, Tennesse
Avelo Airlines' seasonal, nonstop flights out of Tweed New Haven Airport to Destin, Florida, and Knoxville, Tennessee, resume ...
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Budget airline Avelo faces backlash for signing up to fly deportation flights for ICE
Facing financial headwinds, budget carrier Avelo Airlines struck a deal to operate deportation flights for ICE. Now it's ...
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Avelo Airlines resumes non-stop flights from Destin-Fort Walton airport to southern Connecticut
Avelo Airlines is bringing back non-stop flights to southern Connecticut from Northwest Florida. The flights are currently ...
Avelo Airlines, a new ICE air contractor, faces backlash in CT
A letter to Avelo from CT Attorney General William Tong said it was unclear how shackled detainees would get off a plane in ...
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ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Connecticut’s attorney general has sent his second ...
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Avelo is being protested, but Connecticut officials aren't penalizing airline
The launch of Avelo Airlines at Tweed New Haven Airport ... are "watching to ensure they do not operate such flights here in Connecticut." ...
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Avelo Airlines, a new ICE air contractor, faces backlash in CT
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Connecticut’s attorney general has sent his ...
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Profiting off ‘people’s suffering’: Airline set to operate ICE flights faces backlash
Earlier this month, dozens of people gathered at an airport in New Haven, Connecticut, to protest a small budget airline called Avelo. The company, which markets itself as a consumer airline for ...