Sun Country Airlines became the 42nd airline at Dulles International Airport this week when it launched nonstop service to Minneapolis.
The route is part of Sun Country’s 10-city summer expansion, which includes Syracuse, New York, and Toronto.
Sun Country will have three weekly flights to Minneapolis in the spring, six per week during the summer, and four per week in the fall.
“The employees of Dulles International are 100 percent focused on taking care of our customers, just like Sun Country is, as part of our mission. We are fully prepared for an expansion of growth at this airport, which includes carriers like Sun Country,” said Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Vice President and Dulles Airport Manager Richard Golinowski, in a statement.
Rose Neale, senior vice president and general counsel of Sun Country Airlines, calls the flights out of Dulles a “new opportunity” for Minnesotans.
“The monuments, museums, government buildings, and history of the nation’s capital is a perfect vacation for leisure travelers and families. And we invite your region’s travelers to enjoy summer in Minnesota — the land of 10,000 lakes,” Neal said.
Dulles, the fastest-growing international gateway in the United States, served more than 25 million passengers in 2023.
Swiss International Air Lines, in late March, launched daily nonstop service between Dulles and Zurich on an Airbus A330-300.
As the 41st airline at Dulles, Swiss International now has eight U.S. gateways.
“Adding Washington as a destination to our portfolio, we’re very proud that this strengthening of the relationship between Switzerland and the U.S. is really taking place; and it’s a pleasure for us to stand here today four years after the announcement and to be proud to begin this new route,” said Swiss International CEO Dieter Vranckx in March. “Our development of an airline doesn’t stop by just adding capacity. We are investing around $5 billion in equipment in new aircraft, new seats, investing in our employees and investing in the customer.”
Feature image courtesy Dulles International Airport
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