Sun Country Airlines Cancels T.F. Green Service

WARWICK — Sun Country Airlines is abruptly canceling scheduled fall and winter flights on all four routes out of T.F. Green Airport, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation announced Saturday.

The airline is ending flights to Minneapolis/St Paul, Las Vegas, Nashville and New Orleans after Oct. 28. Sun Country service to Minneapolis had been scheduled through January of this year. Las Vegas, Nashville and New Orleans had been scheduled through April.

"We have been informed by the airline that their aircraft are being re-deployed to more profitable routes during the peak winter months," Airport Corporation spokesman Bill Fischer said in a news release. "The 737 Max situation continues to put a higher demand on airplane availability and there has been a ripple effect across the industry because of that situation."

The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was grounded for safety reasons earlier this year following two deadly crashes.

It's unclear whether Sun Country will return to T.F. Green next year.

"We are looking forward to having Sun Country Airlines restart seasonal service next April; however Sun Country Airlines is still evaluating their schedule for April 2020," Fischer said.

Sun Country started flying from T.F. Green to Nashville and Minneapolis last spring and later added New Orleans and Las Vegas.

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