Sun Country to resume charter flights for Caesars casinos with a plane based in Gulfport
Sun Country Airlines will base an airplane at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport beginning in March 2022 under a five-year agreement to provide charter flights for Caesers Entertainment Rewards members.
A second Sun Country plane will be based in Laughlin, Nevada, the airline announced. More aircraft can be added under the contract if needed.
A previous agreement with Caesars ended in late 2020, Sun Country says.
Sun Country flights for Caesars will transport passengers to Caesars’ properties that include Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe; Harrah’s and Tropicana in Laughlin, and Caesars, Harrah’s Resort and Tropicana Atlantic City, Anthony Carano, president of Caesars Entertainment, said as part of the announcement.
”We look forward to offering this convenient and reliable charter service to our guests and exploring opportunities to expand our partnership,” Carano said.
Caesars customers like Gulf Coast casino market
Jonathan Jones, general manager at Harrah’s in Biloxi, said flights will mostly be incoming from markets with Caesars Rewards customers. He said Caesars has the largest rewards program in the world with 60 million members.
The air service does not involve regularly scheduled flights but information about flights through the rewards program is available at caesarsrewardsair.com.
Jones expects mostly charter flights inbound to Gulfport from Texas, throughout the Midwest, east Tennessee and the Carolinas down to Florida. Atlanta, he said, is a good market for Harrah’s.
Caesars found their rewards members enjoyed Harrah’s when casinos in Mississippi were allowed to open earlier than those in some other states during the pandemic.
“They liked the beach, the scenery, the weather,” Jones said, “and, I think, most of all the Southern hospitality they experience here and the level of guest service we provide.”
This story was originally published November 18, 2021 at 10:33 AM.