Flights to Canada from Greenland?

Mikael Petersen, Greenland’s transportation minister, is sounding more positive that scheduled flights between Greenland and Canada may be reinstated.

The last scheduled flight between Iqaluit and Kangerlussuaq, on a route operated by First Air, took place on Oct. 31, 2001.

Petersen recently said Canada would have to make a serious commitment to get the flights back in operation. While the Nunavut government maintains that it’s up to private business to take over the Canada-Greenland route, Air Inuit has expressed an interest in using its Dash-8 aircraft to provide that link.

Air Greenland is adding a stopover to the northern part of Iceland, starting this summer. Northern Icelanders are reportedly pleased about the upcoming flight because, instead of having to overnight in Reykjavik en route to Europe, now they will be able fly directly from Akureyri to Copenhagen, Denmark.