New To The Fleet: Where Sun Country Is Flying Its Single Boeing 737-900ER

Sun Country Airlines (NYSE: SNCY) has begun scheduled operations with its first Boeing 737-900ER, a larger, longer-range member of the Boeing 737 Next Generation family. The move is small in terms of overall fleet count, but it is a noteworthy signal sent by the airline to passengers, investors, and competitors. The carrier is going to be testing higher-gauge aircraft on its busiest leisure routes, including services to warm-weather and entertainment markets from its principal hub at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Early schedules now show that the jet is concentrated on routes from MSP to cities like Orlando (MCO), Phoenix (PHX), and Las Vegas (LAS).