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    1. Airlines

    Sun Country Airlines to Add New Direct Weekly Flights Between Redmond and Las Vegas

    April 8, 2019
    Related To: Sun Country Airlines

    Beginning September 5, 2019 Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) will welcome new operating air carrier Sun Country Airlines, adding two seasonal weekly nonstop flights to Las Vegas via McCarran International Airport (LAS). The new Las Vegas flights will become the region’s only direct commercial routes to Las Vegas, with fares as low as $69* one way. Flights are on sale now at suncountry.com.

    RDM and the Central Oregon Air Service Team (COAST) are pleased to welcome Sun Country Airlines to Central Oregon and hopes the public will support the new airline. “We are elated to have direct air service to Las Vegas return to Redmond,” remarks Mayor George Endicott. “COAST and the Airport team have worked diligently to attract direct service to LAS as it’s our number #1 customer request and a high-use market from Central Oregon.”

    Running from September 5 through December 15, 2019, the weekly Sun Country flights to Las Vegas will depart from RDM on Thursdays and Sundays at 2:55 p.m., arriving LAS at 4:40 p.m. The return flights will depart from LAS on Thursdays and Sundays at 12:05 p.m., arriving RDM at 1:55 p.m.

    “We’re excited to provide new low-cost air service to Redmond residents and to connect them to the entertainment capital of the world,” said Chief Commercial Officer Ted Botimer. “Our focus on low fares and excellent customer service will be a great fit in this market, and we look forward to our continued partnership with Redmond Municipal Airport.”

    Sun Country Airlines operates a total of 95 routes across 54 airports has earned a reputation for providing world-class service at an affordable price. The airline first added new routes beyond its home base of Minneapolis/St. Paul in June 2018, bringing on service from Dallas-Fort Worth, Madison, Wisconsin, Portland, Oregon and St. Louis, which brought the network at the time from 53 to 64 nonstop routes. Nashville, Tennessee was added in August 2018, Providence, Rhode Island in January 2019, and the airline now operates a total of 95 routes across 54 airports, which marks a more than 80 percent growth in routes since June 2018.

    For more information and reservations please visit the Sun Country Airlines website at https://www.suncountry.com/booking/search.html or the RDM Airport website at www.flyrdm.com .