Sun Country Launches Nonstop Grand Cayman Flights

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 2nd, 2023

A new airline has launched service to Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.

Leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines has begun operating flights between Minneapolis-St Paul and Grand Cayman’s Owen Arthur International Airport.

The new flights officially kicked off at the end of last month.

The service is running once weekly, with nonstop service operating every Saturday.

The flight takes just over four and a half hours.

For more, visit Sun Country.

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