Sun Country CEO Says Flying Amazon Cargo Allows Airline to 'De-Peak' Schedule
Photo Credit: Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker in discussion with Skift Editor-at-Large Brian Sumers Skift / Dylan Pacholek
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Sun Country Chief Jude Bricker made the case for why low-cost carriers are the real growth story in aviation. "Our cost structure isn't dependent on adding new airplanes or keeping our pilots junior." Take that, Scott Kirby.
Jude Bricker, CEO of Sun Country Airlines, said it's premature to reach definite conclusions regarding the airline industry seven months into its recovery, especially pertaining to business travel's ongoing rebound.
But he maintains flying cargo will be an important part of the business for the low-cost carrier because it enables the company to reduce its peak and off-peak schedules.
"Think of a spectrum of 365 days of operating opportunities," Bricker said in discussion with Skift Editor-at-Large Brian Sumers at Skift Global Forum on Wednesday in Dallas.
"There's the obvious stu
