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Apr 23, 2010 (newstodate): Facing a huge backlog in passengers and cargo, Air Greenland is today to establish a virtual air-bridge to Denmark.
The carrier has chartered three Boeing 737-400 aircraft from the Danish ACMI provider, Jet Time, two of which will be operated between Copenhagen and Kangerlussuaq, while the third aircraft will be operated between Copenhagen and Narsarsuaq .
On the westbound flight, the two aircraft between Copenhagen and Kangerlussuaq will stop at Bergen, Norway, for re-fueling to allow uplift of the maximum number of passengers. The eastbound flights will be operated directly between the two airports.
Air Greenland also plans to operate its own Airbus A330-200 aircraft from Kangerlussuaq to Copenhagen, provided the flight through Zone 2 is finally permitted by the Danish CAA.
The air-bridge will relieve the plights of the 1,300 passengers currently stranded due to the flight ban, leaving the fate of the remaining 250 passengers still in the balance.
In addition, a total of 10 tonnes of cargo and mail destined for Greenland is still stuck at Copenhagen, while another seven tonnes have finally been lifted today from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq.
The carrier has chartered three Boeing 737-400 aircraft from the Danish ACMI provider, Jet Time, two of which will be operated between Copenhagen and Kangerlussuaq, while the third aircraft will be operated between Copenhagen and Narsarsuaq .
On the westbound flight, the two aircraft between Copenhagen and Kangerlussuaq will stop at Bergen, Norway, for re-fueling to allow uplift of the maximum number of passengers. The eastbound flights will be operated directly between the two airports.
Air Greenland also plans to operate its own Airbus A330-200 aircraft from Kangerlussuaq to Copenhagen, provided the flight through Zone 2 is finally permitted by the Danish CAA.
The air-bridge will relieve the plights of the 1,300 passengers currently stranded due to the flight ban, leaving the fate of the remaining 250 passengers still in the balance.
In addition, a total of 10 tonnes of cargo and mail destined for Greenland is still stuck at Copenhagen, while another seven tonnes have finally been lifted today from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq.