Sun Country Announces Summer International Service to London

:arrow: Sun Country Announces Summer International Service to London

Sun Country will launch its first transatlantic route on June 11th, offering weekly flights between Minneapolis and London using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

That is awesome. But does the plane have the range for nonstop?

It's going to stop in Gander, Newfoundland (YQX).

In no way shape for form is crossing the pond in a 737, let alone from MSP a good thing.

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Originally Posted by GothamSpotter

It's going to stop in Gander, Newfoundland (YQX).

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I thought it was a continuation of their JFK service??

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Originally Posted by markg

I thought it was a continuation of their JFK service??

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I think that was a rumor going around before the official announcement.

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Originally Posted by T-Bird76

In no way shape for form is crossing the pond in a 737, let alone from MSP a good thing.

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Definitely not, but the price is a good thing. Just tested a couple of dates and they're about 25% cheaper than Delta's LHR nonstops.

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Originally Posted by T-Bird76

In no way shape for form is crossing the pond in a 737, let alone from MSP a good thing.

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Yeah, you got that right. Let alone a Sun Country 737. No chance in hell would I ever book a trip trans Atlantic knowing it is on a 737 unless it is a BBJ. That is just abusive and it is to Luton on top of it. Anyone who goes to the UK or travels through the UK with intentions of being in London know's to avoid that place like the plauge. That airport is like flying to ISP for New York or Trenton for New York. Enjoy your blood clots folks.

It's not to Luton Ryan - it's to Stanstead - Stanstead is a huge airport compared to Luton. Have you ever been to Luton or Stanstead? If not, I've been to both of them and I know Luton might be small, but it's a heck of a lot cleaner than most of the MAJOR US airports. Stanstead is a great gateway to Europe.

YOW-DTW-MSP-YQX-STN

Hmmm...

Cheaper than AC no doubt ;)

I thought it would be from JFk but wow, from MSP on a 737!

10 years ago this would've been done with one of Sun Country's DC-10s. The thought of doing this on a 737 would have been laughable.