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Nov 15, 2018 (newstodate): At long last, the future for Greenland's airports infrastructure should now be in place.
Today, Thursday, will see the final vote in the country's parliament on the proposal to build Greenland's future airports infrastructure to boost tourism, domestic air travel and regular air links to the world, primarily Denmark.
After much debate about the influence from Denmark on Greenland's development, fears of Chinese impact through seemingly favorable investment programs, and pressure from USA to keep, and possibly expand, its military presence in Greenland, the vote is expected to support the plans that have been fomenting and dividing the country for quite a few years.
The new airport infrastructure means that the runway at the capital airport at Nuuk will be extended from today's 950m to 1,800m, Ilulissat Airport will also have its runway extended to 1,800m from today's 845m, and a new airport will be constructed at Qaqortoq with a 1,200m runway.
Today, Thursday, will see the final vote in the country's parliament on the proposal to build Greenland's future airports infrastructure to boost tourism, domestic air travel and regular air links to the world, primarily Denmark.
After much debate about the influence from Denmark on Greenland's development, fears of Chinese impact through seemingly favorable investment programs, and pressure from USA to keep, and possibly expand, its military presence in Greenland, the vote is expected to support the plans that have been fomenting and dividing the country for quite a few years.
The new airport infrastructure means that the runway at the capital airport at Nuuk will be extended from today's 950m to 1,800m, Ilulissat Airport will also have its runway extended to 1,800m from today's 845m, and a new airport will be constructed at Qaqortoq with a 1,200m runway.