Greenland Express

Greenland Express
IATA
J7		 ICAO
DNM		 Callsign
DENIM
Founded 2013
Commenced operations June 2014
Ceased operations September 2014
Operating bases
Fleet size 1
Destinations 5
Headquarters Reykjavik, Iceland; Aalborg, Denmark
Key people Gert Brask, Owner
Website http://www.greenlandexpress.com

Greenland Express was a virtual airline headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland which started operations in June 2014, using a sole Fokker 100 leased from Denim Air ACMI.

History

Greenland Express started operations on June 17, 2014 with two Fokker 100 aircraft (one in storage for possible new routes coming soon, and used for charter services), mainly flying between Greenland and Denmark, Kangerlussuaq - Narsarsuaq - Keflavik - Aalborg - Copenhagen. It had plans to operate from Akureyri in Iceland to other destinations in Europe.[1] (direct flights from Akureyri save at least 4 hours travel time compared to changes at Reykjavík, partly because of the ground transfer needed). It also had plans to have a hub in Greenland in the future.

Operations were suspended in September 2014, three months after the carrier got airborne.[2] In early 2015 it was announced that the airline was expecting to finalise a three-year wet lease agreement for two Airbus A319 aircraft.[3] In April 2015, the carrier was granted permission to fly domestic services, which are expected to commence before August 2015.[4]

A general problem for Greenland is that only two airports, Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq can be operated with normal planes. But very few passengers live within road connection from those airports and most must transfer to local flights. Other airports accept only special short-takeoff planes which can't go to Denmark, and some cities accept only helicopters. These local flights are operated by Air Greenland only, the competitor, and this raises passenger cost.

Destinations

Greenland
Iceland
Denmark

Fleet

Greenland Express Fokker F100 at Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (December 2014)
Greenland Express Fokker F100 at Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (December 2014)
Greenland Express fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Seats Operated By
Fokker 100 1 - 100 Leased from Denim Air
Total 1 0

References

  1. ↑ Beint flug frá Akureyri (Icelandic)
  2. ↑ Moores, Victoria (23 September 2014). "Greenland Express suspends operations". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Greenland Express to Resume Operations". Airliner World: 6. February 2015.
  4. ↑ Moores, Victoria (14 April 2015). "Greenland Express secures domestic rights". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.

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