Unpaid landing fees mount for ICE charter flights at Akron‑Canton Airport
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- Since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved deportation flights to Akron‑Canton Airport, total landings have risen to 167 through September 17, and unpaid landing fees for Eastern Airlines, Global X and Air Wisconsin total $46,513 for 148 landings since the end of April, with $33,927 of those fees past due for landings in May, June and July.
- Airport vice president Lisa Dalpiaz said the charter companies have not communicated with the airport about the late fees, and the Akron‑Canton Regional Airport Authority has no direct involvement in the deportation operations; Eastern Air Express operates a Boeing 737, while Global X and Air Wisconsin operate Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft, and a Global X A320 departed for Alexandria on September 9 after arriving from Alexandria, having remained idle on the tarmac after arriving from Tapachula, Mexico.
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