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Save/ShareFlights on Sun Country Airlines from Minneapolis to London's Stansted airport start at $415 each way in the middle of summer.
Sun Country kicks off service on June 11, and it'll continue flying once a week through the summer, departing to London on Fridays, returning on Sundays. The carrier announced the new route with a price of $399, but when you actually try to book a flight, the rate is $415 for some odd reason. When you add all the taxes and fees in, a round trip in mid-summer comes to $936.
Sounds like a lot, until you compare that with the $1,200 that major airlines are now charging for the same route this summer, on flights that almost always involve a layover.
While we love to see discount carriers expanding, especially when it comes to international routes, it's important to note that Sun Country is currently operating under bankruptcy-court protection. (The carrier is expected to be out of bankruptcy within a few months, according to the Wall Street Journal.) And unfortunately, discount airlines have a history of finding it particularly difficult to break into the trans-Atlantic market. See the demise of Zoom Airlines, for example.
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It's worth noting this flight makes a fuel stop and is operated by a narrowbody 737-800. I'd rather pay more for a widebody on a legacy airline.
Posted By mike on March 22, 2010, 9:43 AM
Not bad if Friday to Sunday works for you. Add a ticket to Minneapolis from Cincinnati, and it is still cheaper for me to fly Delta direct from Cincinnati to Europe.
Posted By Carswell on March 22, 2010, 11:12 AM
I often wondered why there were no 737's flying tranatlantic. Now, here's one. Must be the fuel capacity, right?
Posted By Carl on March 22, 2010, 12:00 PM
And they're charging for bags. International has been the only place that is still free. So factor in an additional $40-$50 round trip.
Posted By Jen on March 22, 2010, 12:17 PM
With which frequent flier program is this airline affiliated? If you´re taking a no frills flight from Stansted and the timing is right, it might be a good idea. I´d personally rather arrive at Heathrow or Gatwick. This airline will be history in the not too distant future.
Posted By Jerry on March 22, 2010, 12:32 PM