Sun Country to The City of Angels

[Mort]

Minnesota Fun Fact

The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was the first Union unit to engage at the Battle of Gettysburg. They captured the 28th Virginia Regiment’s battle flag and just never gave it back - it’s still on display at the Minnesota Historical Society. In 2000, when asked about returning the flag, then-governor Jesse Ventura said “Why? I mean, we won.”

Departure Airport: Minneapolis - Saint Paul International Airport (MSP/KMSP)
Arrival Airport: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Livery: Sun Country Airlines
Flight Time: 3:23
Server: Expert

Starting the boarding process around 11:00 AM in the Twin Cities

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See ya again in about 10 hours!

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I wonder how many ears of corn are down there…

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Gorgeous Rocky Mountain views!

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Following the Colorado River across Utah

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Ten cookies for whoever can name this city

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Approaching America’s second largest city, Los Angeles

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Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean

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About to grease this landing

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Parked and unloading in front of LAX’s iconic control tower

[Generic_Flyer]

T-t-terminal 4???

Nevertheless, it’s always a treat to see Sun Country at LAX. Just love the orange + blue and these pictures!

[Stargazer_Avation]

@Mort

Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean

[canton]

Well, he’s not wrong. Pacific >>> Atlantic

[Mort]

@Generic_Flyer

T-t-terminal 4???

To be honest, I didn’t pay too much attention to where I parked.

@Generic_Flyer

Nevertheless, it’s always a treat to see Sun Country at LAX. Just love the orange + blue and these pictures!

Orange and blue looks fantastic on a plane!

@Stargazer_Avation

My Rationale (Partially - I could make it a whole essay)

The Atlantic definitely has its majorly important cities (New York, Miami, Rio, São Paulo, Cape Town, Dakar, Lisbon, Stockholm, etc.), it just doesn’t compete on scale to the Pacific (Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney; I could go on).

The countries on the Pacific Rim make up over half the world’s GDP, and it’s undisputedly the most important trading region on the planet. When looking at the busiest container ports in the world, all but one of the top ten are on the Pacific (the odd one out being Dubai’s port, which isn’t on the Atlantic or Pacific).

Biologically, the Pacific is unbeatable. The Coral Triangle is the most marine bio diverse place on the planet. The Atlantic certainly is scenic, but you can’t really beat Fiji, the Great Barrier Reef, California’s coasts, Tahiti, and Alaska, just to name a few.

@canton

Well, he’s not wrong. Pacific >>> Atlantic

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