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Sun Country Cancels Flights…But Never Tells Passengers

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 6, 2019July 6, 2019 5 Comments

We may complain about airline delays, but at least we usually know about them. Passengers on three full flights on Sun Country were not even given that luxury.

Minneapolis-based Sun Country, an airline I once loved that has gone in a low-cost direction, recently upgraded its back-end computer systems. That’s hardly a minor upgrade and many parts must fall into place, usually all at once when the switch is flipped.

While the system transition was relatively smooth for Sun Country, someone forgot to turn on the notification to passengers for cancelled flights. Consequently, last weekend passengers for three flights from Minneapolis showed up, only to find out that their flights were canceled.

The cancellations themselves had nothing to do wtih the new system. One flight to Newark was cancelled after the emergency landing of a United A320 from La Guardia. Another flight suffered a maintenance issue. A third flight encountered a crew overtime issue.

Sun Country apologized to passnegers, offered them hotel and meal accomodations, and presented each passegner with a $200 voucher toward future travel. A spokesman told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

We sincerely apologize to all the passengers on the six flights canceled. This is not the customer experience we strive to offer or that our guests should expect. We are hopeful they will give us another chance to provide an exceptional flight experience in the future.

CONCLUSION

I think people are willing to give up a lot to save money. A smaller seat? Ok. Less legroom? Fine. Pay to check bags and for drinks? Sure. But on-time performance and proper communication is so critical. That’s where Spirit has dramatically improved and that’s what Sun Country needs to focus on as it sheds its former shell and attempts to profitably grow.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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5 Comments

  1. Candice Freitas Reply
    July 6, 2019 at 10:47 am

    Sun Country is the worst airlines ever. I dont know what happens when you board, since they canceled my flight at 4 am, No reason. I was on my way to a funeral. Had to Fly Alaska, which I love. Took me 2 hrs or better for my call to be answered because I didnt pay the 5.98, to be moved up on the call list. They are not cheap, they get there money, it all adds up. I will never fly them again. They dont care about customers.

  2. Rjb Reply
    July 6, 2019 at 11:11 am

    I don’t know why anyone would choose Sun Country, the airline that cancelled return flights from Mexico and told their passengers to buzz off leaving them stranded in another county with no way to get back.

  3. TK Reply
    July 6, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    Worst airline of US, in one of my previous flight I was waiting for boarding but the representative was not on her desk before 50 mins departure flight , never again I am booking my flight again with them

    • Super Oldfashioned Reply
      July 7, 2019 at 1:39 pm

      Amazingly you managed to spell “passenger” incorrectly, twice, with two different misspellings.

  4. Joyce Reply
    July 12, 2019 at 11:35 am

    Does anyone know if this would have been covered by any type of trip insurance? It was not mechanical or weather related….

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