Originally Posted by
OverUnderDone
Avelo is/was doing the ICE deportation flights. They're already in bed with the current administration.
Just looking for another hand out like the rest of the lot.
Not how the system works.
ICE Contracts are not chosen, or delegated by the administration. ICE, like DOD, issues a “Request for Bid” for services. Ice does not require the airline management to stand on a soap box and swear an oath of allegiance to an administration. ICE, like any consumer is interested in the cheapest price.
The air carrier reviews the requirements. The details, like in the past specifies destination. In my past experience, the destination has been the origin country where the individuals came from. Carriers, based on ICE requirements, and the airlines’ specific culture, have the option to, or not to bid.