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 Airlines protestors are celebrating after the Houston-based carrier announced its retreat from a California base.

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 Houston-based budget airline’s last flights out of the Harry Reid International Airport are next month, a spokesperson said.

Avelo Airlines, the bargain carrier that launched the first commercial flights out of nearby Salem Municipal Airport in about 15 years, has announced it will stop service at its West

The airline informed the Statesman Journal that it is exiting the Salem market because it is closing its base in Burbank, California, by Dec. 2, as Airline Geeks reports. Its plan is to exit the West Coast market and refocus on the East Coast.