AIR GREENLAND ANNOUNCES EXPANDED NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREENLAND

U.S. travelers can now discover the vistas and views that have everybody talking with

Air Greenland’s convenient, non-stop summer service!  

Nuuk, GREENLAND – February 15, 2008 – Greenland continues to capture the attention of many and is fast becoming one of the world’s most buzzed about destinations.  Due to the overwhelming interest that U.S. visitors have shown in visiting this majestic destination, Air Greenland today announces expanded non-stop flight service for the 2008 summer schedule.  The non-stop service between Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) and Greenland’s Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) will begin earlier and stretch further into the highly-traveled summer season, with service now starting on June 26, 2008 and concluding on August 28, 2008. 

Launched in May 2007, Air Greenland’s non-stop air service travels every Thursday between the US and Greenland.  The quick 5 hour trip and slight 2 hour time difference makes this exotic destination entirely accessible.  Moreover, the air travel experience provides an extraordinary bird’s eye view of Greenland’s varied terrains and awe-inspiring iceberg formations that have recently spurred so much talk and excitement! 

The non-stop air service between Baltimore and Kangerlussuaq will be available once again in 2008:

• Flight availability beginning: June 26, 2008
• Flight availability ending: August 28, 2008
• Flights offered to and from Greenland every Thursday.
• Prices starting at:  $1,100 including taxes and charges

For more information or to book a flight, or package visit www.experiencegreenland.com

Once in Greenland, travelers are invited to nearby Ilulissat, home to the world’s most breathtaking glacier views.  Located more than 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, it offers travelers incomparable, pristine views of one of nature’s most amazing offerings.  Accommodations are available starting at $180 during high season:

Hotel Arctic                                                      Hotel Icefiord  

Mitarfimmut Aqqutaa B1128                            Jørgen Sverdrupip Aqqutaa 18

Postboks 1501                                                 P.O.Box 458

DK-3952                                                         DK-3952                                            

Ilulissat, Greenland                                            Ilulissat, Greenland

+299 94 41 53                                                 +299 94 44 80

www.hotel-arctic.gl                                          www.hotelicefiord.gl

Uncover the majesty of Greenland for yourself and realize how this amazing land has captured the interest of the world.  Greenland’s larger-than-life glaciers, enticing Greenlandic cuisine, outdoor adventure and much more, are now easily accessible from the United States so make your reservation today!

Greenland, the largest island in the world, is situated in the Arctic Circle off the northeastern coast of Canada between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.  The destination is culturally Inuit with warm Greenlandic traditions and heavy influences of Scandinavian customs.  Home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ilulissat Icefjord, [Back to Press Releases Main]