Oakland International Airport (OAK) will welcome Sun Country Airlines with a seasonal OAK-MSP route for summer travel
Credit: Sun Country
OAK’s fourth new airline will serve a new destination for summer 2024
Oakland, Calif. – October 17, 2023: Oakland International Airport (OAK) will welcome Sun Country Airlines with a seasonal route for summer travel. Flights will commence twice weekly on Sundays and Thursdays between OAK and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota (MSP) for the summer 2024 season. The service will begin on May 23, 2024, and will run through September 1, 2024. Sun Country will operate the new service on its Boeing 737 aircraft. Sun Country is a new entrant at OAK and will be the fourth new airline to announce service in the past year.
The flights will follow the schedule below:
- Depart OAK 11:59 PM – Arrive MSP 5:35 AM
- Depart MSP 8:55 PM – Arrive OAK 10:58 PM
“Oakland International Airport welcomes Sun Country Airlines.” said Craig Simon, Interim Director of Aviation at the Port of Oakland. “The new service will bring in visitors to the San Francisco Bay Area for summer holidays as well as provide a new choice for those travelling eastbound from OAK.”
“Minnesotans love Northern California,” said Grant Whitney, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of Sun Country Airlines. “We are excited to expand our service to the East Bay area. It will provide travelers with easy access to the wine country and California’s national parks.”
Sun Country is a low-cost carrier based in Minneapolis that serves destinations across the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The introduction of this new service allows San Francisco Bay Area travelers to conveniently enjoy all that Minneapolis-Saint Paul has to offer and options to connect to other destinations served from the airline’s MSP hub.
Travelers can book their tickets now at SunCountry.com.