Allegiant to Cut More Sun Country Flights from Minneapolis as Pilot Shortage Persists
Allegiant Air is preparing to further reduce Sun Country Airlines' passenger flights at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, it was reported on November 8, even though demand in the Twin Cities remains strong.
On the company's third-quarter earnings call on November 4, Allegiant CEO Greg Anderson confirmed that Sun Country's pilot staffing is still below what is needed to operate its planned schedule. In September, Sun Country cut about 348 departures, roughly a third of that month's planned flights; October capacity fell about 20 percent year over year, and November is down about 8 percent.
Sun Country, a Minneapolis hometown airline, was acquired by Allegiant in May, and many of its pilots have since left for larger carriers such as Delta, with attrition exceeding expectations. Anderson said Twin Cities demand is "really strong," that the company hopes to restore capacity as staffing rebuilds, and that sometime in 2027 Allegiant expects to fly its own aircraft from its bases into the Twin Cities to add capacity.
(Source: Simple Flying)
Source: Simple Flying
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Photo: 图：太阳城航空客机（资料图）。Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A Sun Country Airlines aircraft (file photo). Wikimedia Commons.
