Iceland review - 2015, Síða 72

70 ICELAND REVIEW
Next Stop Nuuk
With regular flights to over 60 destinations
in Greenland, Air Greenland is not only the
country’s primary airline, it’s also a valuable
partner for travelers looking to craft an unforgettable
getaway in Nuuk, Greenland’s vibrant capital city. Of-
fering frequent flights to and from Nuuk, Air Greenland
also boasts an informative website and user-friendly
online booking system. Better yet, the airline is also
partnered with Greenland Travel, an agency that helps
travelers sort through the many accommodations,
tours, and experiences available in and around the
largest city in Greenland.
JUST HOURS AWAY FROM GREENLAND’S BEAT-
ING HEART
Air Greenland provides year-round service from Co-
penhagen to Nuuk, with flights departing seven times
a week during the summer. Guests taking this route
are served by the company’s flagship, an Airbus A330
named Norsaq. In Kalaallisut, the official language of
Greenland, Norsaq means ‘throwing board,’ or the
part of a traditional hand-held harpoon that helps it to
fly with more power and speed. And true to its name,
the Norsaq Airbus delivers its passengers in good time. Flights from
Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq—Greenland’s main travel hub—are
just four-and-half hours long. Here, passengers make a quick change
to a smaller plane, the Dash-8, and then it’s only 45 minutes to Nuuk,
on Greenland’s west coast.
From March to October, Air Greenland also offers flights to Nuuk
twice a week from Keflavík International Airport in Iceland. A conve-
nient transfer point for passengers with connections to North Amer-
ica, the United Kingdom, or mainland Europe, Keflavík is also quite
close to Greenland: these flights only take three hours.
AMAZING TOUR OF GREENLAND, EVEN BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
One of the most exciting benefits of flying to Nuuk with Air Green-
land is the amazing bird’s-eye view that passengers have as they fly
over. Flights from both Copenhagen and Keflavík travel across the
island from the east coast to the west.
Many visitors report that they fell in love with Greenland after
catching just a glimpse of it on a previous trans-Atlantic flight. These
visitors will be delighted to learn that Air Greenland flights pass over
the island at a lower altitude, affording passengers fantastic views of
Greenland’s pristine snowy landscape, followed by the awe-inspiring
Nuup Kangerlua fjord on which Nuuk is located, and the Sermitsiaq
mountain that towers over the city.
To the capital and beyond with Air Greenland.
VESTNORDEN
PHOTO BY THOMAS ELTORP.
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