Today we’re in Greenland flying the first flight between Nuuk and Iqaluit in Nunavut, Canada. We’re behind the scenes for the celebrations on both sides, we’re in the cockpit for the takeoff and then in the passenger cabin for the second half of the flight. We’re also departing out of the two day-old new terminal in Nuuk, a beautiful upgrade for Greenland’s capital and one that will hopefully see many more new services to North America and elsewhere in the coming years.
It’s a seemingly obvious route that has never worked before (Air Greenland tried it without success ten years ago) because the people are so closely related on either side. Until recently though, colonial histories have meant Greenland looked to Denmark instead of to its cousins just across the sea. It’s a two-hour flight from Nuuk to Iqaluit on the Dash 8, and it feels like a world apart at the same time as being very similar.
And now because of an Air Greenland partnership with Canadian North it’s possible to book interline connections all the way to Ottawa from Nuuk, and from Ottawa to points in Greenland in the other direction. Visit https://canadiannorth.com for more info on their offering (and stay tuned for some videos from their flights coming soon as well!)
This marks the real start of the coming new era for Air Greenland, with lots of change on the way including the shift of the A330neo flight from Kangerlussuaq to directly serving Copenhagen-Nuuk once the new 2200 meter runway opens in November 2024. We’ve got a lot of Dash 8 fun for you, in the cockpit, in the cabin, and over in Nunavut, Canada – what an amazing day. Stay tuned.
