Syracuse, New York –The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) is welcoming Sun Country Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier that will begin its first ever regularly scheduled flights at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) next summer. Sun Country Airlines will launch twice weekly service to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

The Sunday and Thursday service is currently scheduled as seasonal and can be booked through September 1, 2024. Nonstop flights from Syracuse to Minneapolis-St. Paul are expected to depart midday, conveniently tying into a robust late afternoon bank of connecting flights at MSP. This will provide ultra-low-cost-carrier connectivity to major west coast markets including Los Angeles and Seattle. The route will be served by the airline’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft featuring 186 seats.

“This announcement from our new partner Sun Country Airlines has us very excited about 2024,” said SRAA Executive Director Jason Terreri. “Bringing back nonstop service from SYR to MSP has been a high priority for both our business and leisure travelers. Restoring connectivity both to and through MSP makes it easier than ever for SYR travelers to head westward across the country.”

“We are excited to expand our service to include another city in New York state, including New York and Buffalo. It will provide travelers with access to all upstate New York has to offer, including the Finger Lakes Wine Region and the Adirondack Mountains,” said Grant Whitney, senior vice president and chief revenue officer of Sun Country Airlines.

Sun Country Airlines’ announcement brings the number of destinations SYR travelers can fly directly to via nonstop flights up to 30. Nine airlines now operate regularly scheduled flights at SYR.

ABOUT SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES

Sun Country Airlines is a new breed of hybrid low-cost air carrier, whose mission is to connect guests to their favorite people and places, to create lifelong memories and transformative experiences. Sun Country dynamically deploys shared resources across our synergistic scheduled service, charter, and cargo businesses. Based in Minnesota, we focus on serving leisure and visiting friends and relatives (“VFR”) passengers and charter customers and providing cargo service to Amazon, with flights throughout the United States and to destinations in Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the Caribbean.

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