After several years to ensure the connection between Montreal and Kuujjuaq, Canadian North leaves its Inuit air, which becomes de facto the main air carrier to serve the communities of Nunavik.
The latest flight from Canadian North in this legendary and important air link took place on August 5. Kuujjuaq Inuit community fire trucks welcomed the Boeing 737 under jets of water, a symbolic goodbye.
The latest flight from Canadian North between Montreal and Kuujjuaq was celebrated on Tuesday.
Photo: provided by Allen Gordon
The Director General of Canadian North, Shelly de Caria, was present in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday to highlight this moment.
We would like to sincerely thank the Inuit Air team, who will continue to ensure flights on this road with the same commitment to the community
said Canadian North on his Facebook page.
The carrier’s decision to abandon this air link was taken in the wake of the sale of Canadian North to Manitobaine Exchange Instchange Corporation (EIC) last February.
Its former owners, the Makivvik corporation and the Inuvialuite Regional Society, have sold their shares for the sum of $ 205 million.
Canadian North will still continue to go to Kuujjuaq, but from Ottawa. The company will maintain an air link between Kuujjuaq and Iqaluit.
Inuit air flight
It is therefore Air Inuit, a company also owned by the Makivvik corporation, which takes over from this air link between Montreal and Kuujjuaq.
The company made its inaugural flight on Wednesday, A historic milestone
according to Air Inuit, which intends to deploy its new Boeing 737-800 “Combi” in September.
The plane was configured to transport up to 23,000 kilos of goods.
Photo: Supplied by Inuit Air
These transport aircraft can both move goods and people more efficiently than current Boeing 737-300.
Air Inuit assures that customers will be entitled to the same quality of service as when Canadian North was carrying out the link.
Customers will be able to use points of the Airoplan program to obtain tickets in the fall, assures the company.
