Low-cost airline Sun Country is launching 15 new non-stop routes to New York, Charlotte, and Atlantic City from its Minneapolis hub — see the list
- Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations.
- The route expansion resumes service to JFK for the first time since 2019.
Sun Country's new summer 2023 schedule will connect travelers to New York City skyscrapers, Jersey Shore beaches, Colorado mountains, Kansas City barbecue, and Louisville's bourbon country.
Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations including Charlotte, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Colorado Springs, and Atlantic City, the airline announced.
The route expansion resumes service to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from MSP for the first time since 2019, offering passengers another route to New York City beyond Sun Country's existing Newark connection.
Sun Country partners China Airlines, Emirates, and Icelandair all fly out of JFK to international destinations.
One of the smaller airlines in the US, the ultra-low-cost carrier operates 120 routes to more than 90 destinations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
In addition to about 100 mid-size and regional airports, Sun Country flies from major West Coast cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle to East Coast hubs like Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and a dozen Florida destinations through its MSP hub.
New, nonstop service from MSP (with 2023 start dates):
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (April 13)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina (April 13)
- Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey (May 1)
- Louisville International Airport, Kentucky (May 4)
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Ohio (May 4)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Michigan (May 5)
- Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin (May 5)
- Richmond International Airport, Virginia (May 19)
- St. Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri (May 22)
- Omaha Eppley Airfield, Nebraska (May 26)
- Kansas City International Airport, Missouri (May 29)
- Wilmington International Airport, North Carolina (June 1)
- Colorado Springs Airport, Colorado (June 8)
- Cherry Capital Airport-Traverse City, Michigan (June 16)
- Rapid City Regional Airport, South Dakota (June 19)
The new and resuming routes will offer twice weekly service – with two exceptions. JFK routes will run four times a week. DTW moves to four times a week starting May 29.
Sun Country has been adding routes as the carrier's network continues to expand.