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Greenland Express is a virtual airline headquartered in Kangerlussuaq , Greenland 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.〔(Beint flug frá Akureyri ) (Icelandic)〕 (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 , three months after the carrier got airborne. In early 2015 it was announced that the airline was expecting to finalise a three-year wet lease agreement for two Airbus A319 aircraft. In , the carrier was granted permission to fly domestic services, which are expected to commence before . A 19 seat Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft (short-takeoff aircraft) will be used.〔(Our future aircraft to domestic Greenland. With room for 19 pax or about 1700 kg cargo. ) (Facebook 4 May 2015)〕 Plans to restart regular services in July and then August 2015 were abandoned. It is now pursuing its own Air Operator Certificate and plans to acquire up to 5 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. A general problem for Greenland is that only two airports, Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq, can handle typical airplanes. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greenland Express」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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