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Low-Cost Airline Shutting Down Entire West Coast Operations
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Avelo will shift focus to East Coast and international markets after reporting nearly 28% drop in West Coast fare revenue despite a prior profitable quarter, officials said.
- On July 14, 2025, Houston-based budget airline Avelo Airlines announced it will discontinue its West Coast services, including closing its Hollywood Burbank Airport base, with all flights ending by December 2, 2025.
- The airline attributed the shutdown to financial struggles, stating that continuing service from Burbank will not deliver adequate returns in a highly competitive market despite extensive investment efforts.
- Avelo Airlines will discontinue its services across several West Coast states, including California, Oregon, Washington, and Montana. The airline plans to scale down its Burbank, California base to a single aircraft by August 12, 2025, before completely ceasing operations there by December 2, with affected passengers being offered refunds.
- The airline attracted backlash and protests after agreeing to operate federal deportation flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement beginning in April 2025, a move that advocacy groups condemned as an unethical partnership.
- Avelo intends to concentrate its efforts on expanding its East Coast hubs by relocating aircraft there, clarifying that neither protests nor its contract with ICE influenced the decision to discontinue service on the West Coast.
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