Lansing, Michigan residents will now be able to take a non-stop flight to Punta Cana. The flights depart from Capital Regional International Airport and are coordinated by Apple Vacations on Sun Country Airlines. The flights are being added for this winter season along with non-stops to Cancun, Mexico, and Montego Bay, Jamaica.
“Lansing worked hard to get the Sun Country service at their airport that does run seasonal non-stop flights to (these spots)”, according to Peggy Riley, of Dolphin Vacations, a division of Professional Travel, in Grand Rapids. “The first year, (the Lansing airport) only offered Cancun, the second they added Jamaica, and this year they added Punta Cana.”
Local travel agents have booked many of the seats for the Spring Break dates on these flights. Riley said Lansing is the only airport to offer these other than Chicago or Detroit.
“The flights to Montego Bay and Punta Cana operate once a week, and the service starts in December and operates through the first week of April,” she said.
Remarkably, Riley said, one of the advantages of the Sun Country service is they rarely cancel a flight. Even in the worst snowstorms of last year, their flight departed from Lansing when others didn’t.
Travel agents also can help travelers find hotels to stay at the night before and be taken to the airport for the flight, “just like in Detroit and Chicago,” she said. For more information on these flights, see Flylansing.com