Airline and airport executives, staff and passengers gathered Wednesday at Dulles International Airport to celebrate the launch of Sun Country Airlines' nonstop service from Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a 186-passenger aircraft. The flight departed from Gate B49 under a sunny sky.

Three nonstop flights per week to the West African island destination

Service begins May 2020 with four flights per week, expands to five flights in July

Service begins in December with three nonstop flights per week

Daily service will connect passengers to Zurich and beyond

Dulles International the only airport in the National Capital Region offering nonstop service to Tel Aviv 

Nonstop service on A330-200 to begin with five flights per week