Sun Country Airlines Shocks Travelers With Flash Sale and New Non-Stop Routes — Book Today

Sun Country Airlines is already thinking ahead to next winter—and so should bargain-hunters. The Minneapolis-based hybrid low-cost carrier quietly pushed its booking window all the way to April 28 2026, unlocking thousands of seats for peak winter-sun getaways and spring break travel. Sun Country will operate: • Ten nonstop routes to Florida, including Orlando, Fort Myers and Tampa. • Six routes to Mexico beach hubs such as Cancun, Cabo and Puerto Vallarta. • Eleven Caribbean and Central American destinations, plus year-round Las Vegas and Phoenix service. Early birds gain the widest choice of travel dates, seat types and bundled fare classes before holiday and spring-break demand drives prices up. Historically, Sun Country’s lowest fares disappear 6–9 months before departure, so locking in dates now can shave 25-40 percent off high-season pricing. Record earnings power the expansion The schedule extension comes on the heels of Sun Country’s 11th straight profitable quarter. For Q1 2025 the airline posted all-time-high revenue of $327 million and operating income of $56 million, achieving a 17.2 percent margin despite softer domestic demand. Growth in high-margin charter flying and Amazon cargo contracts offset lower scheduled-service yields, underscoring the carrier’s diversified “fly everything” strategy. What travelers should know • Free-seat map access opens 331 days out; premium “Exit Row” and “Best” seats go first. • Look for Tuesday and Wednesday departures on new winter routes; Sun Country’s dynamic pricing often drops those days by $30–$60 one-way. • Bundle bags and seat selection during the initial booking—adding them later typically costs 15–20 percent more. • MSP, DFW and LAS see the deepest sale inventory because of aircraft overnight positioning. Why this matters in the low-cost landscape Rivals Frontier and Spirit are trimming capacity, while Southwest remains fleet-constrained. Sun Country’s forward-loaded schedule gives it first-mover advantage in capturing sun-seeker demand and VFR (visiting-friends-and-relatives) traffic out of the Upper Midwest. With fuel costs still below last year’s levels and five additional 737-800 freighters freeing passenger jets for peak leisure flying, analysts expect the airline’s CASM-ex-fuel to stay among the lowest in the U.S. sector through 2026. Bottom line If a warm-weather escape is on your 2026 vision board, the cheapest Sun Country seats are available right now. Set fare alerts, compare bag-inclusive “Bundle & Go” pricing to baseline Saver fares, and snag those winter-sun tickets before the rest of the market heats up.