SY (Sun Country) Making More Inroads on AS' Turf [PDX Expansion]
Jul 2, 2018, 8:48 am
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Jan 9, 2019, 1:54 pm
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Has anyone actually taken the new Sun Country flights out of PDX? I don't think AS sees the increase in PDX flights as much of a threat given the fact that AS hasn't been matching most of their fares. SY is $139 PDX-HNL on the next three Saturdays and AS (or any other airline for that matter) hasn't matched.
Jan 9, 2019, 2:08 pm
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I took them PSP-PDX last month and was totally happy with it. Probably only 1/3 full, but it was less than half what AS was charging, even with seat and bag fees (seriously, AS, $350+ OW???). The upcharge to the formerly first class seats (2x2, 2 free drinks) was very reasonable. My wife took them PDX-PHX and was happy, too, except her return was delayed 5 hours and I put her on WN instead (SY refunded the flight back to the credit card). There's no system redundancy and very limited schedules, so one delay and you're screwed.
This year will be interesting with SY's announcement of PDX-SAT, PDX-STL, and PDX-BNA later this year.
This year will be interesting with SY's announcement of PDX-SAT, PDX-STL, and PDX-BNA later this year.
Jan 9, 2019, 9:13 pm
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Jan 9, 2019, 10:02 pm
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Jan 10, 2019, 12:37 am
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Jan 10, 2019, 10:40 am
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Has anyone actually taken the new Sun Country flights out of PDX? I don't think AS sees the increase in PDX flights as much of a threat given the fact that AS hasn't been matching most of their fares. SY is $139 PDX-HNL on the next three Saturdays and AS (or any other airline for that matter) hasn't matched.
Jan 10, 2019, 5:33 pm
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Sure, but the avg Sun Country passenger probably doesn’t have a job that allows the flexibility to just hang around Maui for a few extra days, even IF Sun Country picks up the tab for a hotel.
Jan 10, 2019, 7:45 pm
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Jan 10, 2019, 8:46 pm
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I was looking at some PDX-ANC flights this summer on google flights and SY is selling PDX-LAS-ANC connections. It’s the cheapest option (before the add-ons) that shows up.
