JAX Chamber: Sun Country Announces Service From Minneapolis To Jacksonville

Press release from the JAX Chamber:

October 19, 2021

Today’s announcement is part of a larger expansion by the airline, as it announced 11 new nonstop routes and welcomed seven new airports to its growing network. In addition, the airline extended its booking calendar so travelers can plan and book flights now through early September 2022.  

The new flight will operate twice weekly on Fridays and Mondays. 

“With more folks eager to resume leisure travel, we’re excited to be able to offer them another option to get away this spring and summer to enjoy the Sunshine State,” said Sun Country Airlines Chief Revenue Officer Grant Whitney. “We know there is pent-up demand for convenient, affordable travel, and we’re here to help folks enjoy the vacations they’ve been dreaming about.”  

With today’s expansion, Sun Country Airlines will operate a total of more than 100 routes and 80 airports in the United States, Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the Caribbean. Sun Country will now offer service to ten different airports across the state of Florida, providing visitors to the area with the flexibility to choose the destination airport that best suits their needs. 

“We are so excited to welcome Sun Country as our ninth airline at Jacksonville International Airport,” Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) CEO Mark VanLoh said. “Their low fares will increase tourism to Northeast Florida, while offering our community nonstop flights to the Twin Cities.” 

Sun Country’s customer experience includes free in-flight entertainment, complimentary nonalcoholic beverage service, a new mobile-friendly website with more self-service tools, and new interiors on each aircraft. Sun Country provides safe, reliable, hassle-free flights at affordable prices with warm and friendly service. The airline’s mission is to connect guests to their favorite people and places, to create lifelong memories and transformative experiences. 

This new route and all routes are on sale now at suncountry.com.  

The new seasonal route:  

To Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)

Sun Country Airlines is a new breed of hybrid low-cost air carrier that 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 CMI services, with flights throughout the United States and to destinations in Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the Caribbean. 

For photos, b-roll and additional company information, visit www.suncountryview.com/multimedia. 

Contact:

Michael Stewart 

Director, External Affairs 

Jacksonville Aviation Authority 

Ph: (904) 741-2721 

Cell: (904) 945-6300 

Web site: www.flyjacksonville.com

This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.