{"id":501318,"date":"2026-08-07T19:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/sun-country-drastically-cut-flights-pilots-left-delta\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:37:02","slug":"sun-country-airlines-drastically-cut-flights-because-its-pilots-left-for-delta-ceo-admits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=501318","title":{"rendered":"Sun Country Airlines Drastically Cut Flights Because Its Pilots Left For Delta, CEO Admits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sun Country Airlines has had to make significant cuts to its September schedules out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport<\/a><\/span> (MSP) in the US state of Minnesota. A key reason behind these dramatic alterations is reportedly the fact that the carrier is suffering high rates of pilot attrition. Specifically, increased hiring at Delta Air Lines has resulted in many of Sun Country’s junior pilots jumping ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The carrier’s September capacity in Minneapolis has dropped by almost 40%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,565,3294,240,1907,423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-501318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-delta-air-lines","category-minneapolis-st-paul-international-airport","category-north-america","category-sun-country-airlines","category-united-states"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t