By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc, flush with cash after a successful stock market debut on Wednesday, could use the funds to accelerate the purchase of used jets and fuel its growth strategy over the next year, Chief Executive Jude Bricker told Reuters.
The U.S. low-cost carrier backed by private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc raised $218.2 million in its initial public offering and shares jumped around 44% in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq.
The debut comes as U.S. airlines begin to emerge from a pandemic-driven crisis that has created opportunities in the used jet market after airlines around the globe reduced their fleets or filed for bankruptcy.