RDU lands a new reduced-charge airline that aims to draw in leisure tourists

Jan. 25—MORRISVILLE — Sun Nation Airways announced Monday that it will start off supplying regular flights from Raleigh-Durham Global Airport for the initially time this spring.

Sunshine State will fly twice a week round vacation involving RDU and its hub at Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport commencing Might 14. The spending plan airline says it will run the flights Mondays and Fridays by Labor Working day working with 737-800 plane.

Sun Nation turns into the 11th airline to work out of RDU and joins Allegiant, Frontier and Spirit in catering to leisure travelers. Michael Landguth, the airport’s president, described Sunlight Country as an recognized airline regarded for very good buyer services at an inexpensive rate.

“We consider Sunshine Region will be a great alternative for leisure travelers wanting to ebook price range-helpful fares between the Study Triangle and the Twin Cities,” Landguth said in a composed assertion.

Delta Air Traces, which also has a hub in Minneapolis-St. Paul, is the only other provider to offer nonstop flights in between RDU and the Twin Metropolitan areas.

RDU is a person of nine cities Sunshine Place will begin serving from its hub in May perhaps. Some others incorporate Cincinnati Houston Jackson Hole, Wyoming Fairbanks, Alaska, and Kalispell/Glacier Nationwide Park in Montana.

Sun Nation states it operates numerous of its routes only aspect of the year to “to match peak leisure vacation need.” The airline operates extra than 85 routes to a lot more than 50 destinations in the U.S., Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

RDU is coming off its slowest calendar year for passenger site visitors considering the fact that 1987, as the coronavirus pandemic carries on to curtail air travel. Airways now provide nonstop flights from RDU to 38 destinations, down from 57 in advance of the pandemic but up from 25 at the most affordable issue in air vacation past calendar year.