Avelo Airlines is shutting down its West Coast commercial flights as the carrier doubles down on East Coast operations and faces growing criticism over its deportation flights. An Avelo spokesperson confirmed the end of its Western operations to the Daily Voice on Tuesday,

The airline also announced it will reduce service at Hollywood Burbank Airport before closing the base in December.

The arrival of Avelo to Salem in October 2023 heralded the return of commercial routes at the airport after a nearly 15-year absence, and remained the only commercial airline serving the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport. It provided flights to Burbank and Las Vegas.

Avelo is continuing deportation operations with the federal government out of Mesa Gateway airport. Avelo launched its first flight from the Hollywood Burbank airport in the Spring of 2021, becoming the first new airline in the U.S. in nearly 15 years ...

Avelo Airlines, which has come under fire for agreeing to transport detained immigrants, announced July 9 it is extending its East Coast flight schedule to mid-February 2026. Avelo has routes to 11 Florida airports.

A Texas airline contracted by the Trump administration to deport migrants will cut back flights months after activists called for a boycott of the company.