Travel Salem working with new airline with hopes of resuming commercial air service

Travel Salem told city councilors Monday it is in talks with an unnamed commercial airline that could potentially pick up commercial air service after Avelo Airlines leaves town next month.
Avelo announced on Monday, July 14, that it planned to stop flying out of Salem starting Aug. 10, after less than two years of operation. The news surprised city and business leaders who spent years, and millions of dollars, courting the commercial air service.
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