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Sun Country Airlines will lose its $6.5 million in federal subsidies that it was receiving to serve Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) in Eau Claire, WI. The Chippewa Valley Regional Airport Commission awarded the contract to SkyWest (these will be operated as United Express flights).
EAU-MSP will end but Sun Country will still fly EAU-RSW this winter: https://t.co/fa3FgkKuOi
— Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) September 11, 2024
United Express will fly 12 weekly roundtrips to/from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), which will provide easy connections to the rest of United’s extensive network. Sun Country Airlines was serving Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), Orlando International Airport (MCO), and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). Each of these routes was served 1x weekly using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The flights to Fort Myer’s Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) will remain this winter on a 2x weekly schedule, but the rest will be cut. Sun Country held the contract since December 2022 and the new one with SkyWest will go into effect on December 1st and run through November 2027.
Anthony’s Take: United used to fly to Eau Claire, WI and it will be good to have this option restored. It will provide many more one-stop options for flyers than what Sun Country could offer.
(Image Credit: Sun Country Airlines.)
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LOL Sun Country was flying MSP – EAU on 737NGs, too bad I missed that one, like 90 minutes driving. Wonder what the loads were on that.
I flew it. About 50 pax boarded in EAU and there were about 30 going through from RSW. I went MSP to EAU via Groome and back on SY…. total time away from MSP was about 4 hours flat.