Sun Country Inaugurates Service at Dulles: Sun Country Airlines on April 10 became the 42nd airline currently serving Washington Dulles International Airport, following the launch of nonstop service between Minneapolis-St. Paul.
The first flight departed Gate B49 at Dulles under sunny skies. Its new route to Dulles is part of a 10-city summer expansion of the airline. Flights will operate three times weekly in the spring, six times during peak summer periods and four times in the fall.
“Minnesotans will welcome this new opportunity to access the Washington, D.C., region,” said Rose Neale, senior vice president and general counsel of Sun Country Airlines. “The monuments, museums, government buildings and history of the nation’s capital is a perfect vacation for leisure travelers and families. And we invite your region’s travelers to enjoy summer in Minnesota – the land of 10,000 lakes.”
Richard Golinowksi, manager of Dulles and a vice president of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, welcomed the arrival.
“The employees of Dulles International are 100 percent focused on taking care of our customers, just like Sun Country is, as part of our mission,” he said. “We are fully prepared for an expansion of growth at this airport, which includes carriers like Sun Country.”
Swiss International Opens Nonstop Service Between Dulles, Zurich: March 28 marked the inauguration of new daily nonstop service between Washington Dulles International Airport and Zurich, Switzerland.
A Swiss International Air Lines’ Airbus A330-300 jet made the first journey, further augmenting what has been rising levels of international service at the airport over the past year.
With its inaugural flight, Swiss became the 41st airline to serve Dulles travelers. Swiss International’s new route to Washington is the airline’s eighth U.S. gateway for the carrier.
