Delta Air Lines Adds Seven Routes from Minneapolis
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines will go head-to-head with Sun Country Airlines on the COS and RIC routes.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines will go head-to-head with Sun Country Airlines on the COS and RIC routes.
DALLAS — Delta Air Lines (DL) has added new and resumed routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in preparation for summer 2023.
Delta Air Lines and SkyWest Airlines (OO), a Delta Connection affiliate, will fly the summer '23 MSP routes. The announced routes are as follows:
https://airwaysmag.com/sun-country-15-routes-summer-2023/
Delta's 2023 MSP expansion increases the airline's market share in Minneapolis-St. Paul, competing with MSP-based ULCC Sun Country Airlines (SY), has put that top spot under pressure.
Sun Country unveiled 15 summer routes from MSP in mid-November in an effort to position itself as a more affordable rival to DL in the market. SY's network will include service to 90 airports and 120 routes across North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Looking at the list above, the Atlanta-based carrier will go head-to-head with SY on the COS and RIC routes.
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