Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-8BK WL N811SY (msn 29660) (25 Years logo) MIA (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) on Tuesday (June 22) conducted its first trans-Pacific flight in charter service from Phoenix to Honolulu. Touching down in Hawaii the Boeing 737-800 crew were greeted with a traditional gift of Hawaiian Leis welcoming Sun Country to the 50th state.
Sun Country operated the flights in scheduled and charter service utilizing procedures and equipment specifically designated for Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance (ETOPs).
As previously reported, Sun Country flew its first trans-Atlantic trip in scheduled service from Minneapolis/St. Paul to London’s Stansted airport on June 11. The one-stop seasonal service will operate weekly through August 15 between the Twin Cities and London with Boeing 737-800s.
Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Boeing 737-8BK N811SY (msn 29660) completes its final approach at Miami.
The charter flight brought Hawaii Dept of Corrections inmates home from a prison in AZ. The return flight took HI inmates to a prison in AZ.
Thank you Ivan for the additional information. All the best.
Bruce