Discount airline cancels all flights to 3 US airports

Airline cancellations can cause very substantial disruptions for travelers.

Many people expect to be able to fly on their preferred airline. If that airline stops offering flights, they may not have the same options for a direct and affordable flight to their destination.

Unfortunately, some users of a discount airline are facing these exact circumstances. An ultra-low-cost airline recently revealed that it will suspend service to three different airports that it had previously served.

Sadly, since this airline is so affordable, travelers may now face higher prices for their planned travels.

This ultra-low-cost airline is canceling three flights

Airline Geeks reported on the cheap airline that will cancel flights going forward: Sun Country. 

Sun Country is a hybrid carrier based in Minneapolis. It operates some scheduled passenger flights that anyone can book. It also offers cargo service for Amazon, as well as charter flights for the military and group sports teams.  

Sun Country flies to a variety of destinations in the United States, as well as to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. Now, however, it will fly fewer flights as it suspends service at three airports.

Sun Country Airlines cancels all flights to these three airports

According to Airline Geeks, the three affected airports include:

• Oakland, California, to Minneapolis-St. Paul
• Louisville, Kentucky, to Minneapolis-St. Paul
• Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Minneapolis-St. Paul 

The airline revealed the flight suspensions when it released its updated Summer 2026 schedule.

The schedule also included a new addition: Sun County will offer service to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the first time. Tulsa flights will travel to the airline’s Minneapolis-St. Paul Hub as well as Cancun.

Travelers will be affected by the canceled flights

Sun Country has a multi-year history of flying to several of the airports where it now has suspended flights. Specifically, according to Airline Geeks:

• Sun Country had flown to Albuquerque since 2024.
• Sun County had flown to Louisville since 2023
• Sun Country had flown to Oakland since 2024.

Now, however, the airline’s website is no longer offering tickets to these flights. This is sure to disappoint some travelers. In fact, only recently, a Redditor posted in the Sun Country forum asking whether the carrier would fly to Albuquerque. 

A poster replied expressing hope that the flights to this destination would soon be on the schedule, with the poster stating, “Looking at their schedule, it appears they only have a few flights running from Minneapolis to Albuquerque during the month of October and then there’s nothing else after. Hopefully, they load their 2026 ABQ seasonal schedule soon.”

Unfortunately, when that 2026 schedule loads, travelers will find that the seasonal flight is no longer on it, and they will need to look for alternatives.

Airline flight cancellations have become common

Sun Country is not the only airline that has canceled flights recently. Many airlines have adjusted their routes in light of reduced travel demand fueled by inflation and tariffs. 

Notably, Spirit Airlines, another discount carrier, has slashed flights amid its ongoing bankruptcy filing. 

Discount airlines have been hit especially hard by turbulence in the travel industry, both during the Covid pandemic and in the post-pandemic era.

In fact, the New York Times warned that although discount airlines revolutionized flying, they now face serious financial troubles, surging costs, and customers who are flocking to bigger competitors.

Unfortunately, this means passengers may find themselves paying more as low-cost options disappear across certain markets.

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