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First Air announces expansion in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region
January 27, 2010 — Ottawa — First Air, The Airline of the North, today announced expansion plans into four communities in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region.
Effective March 30, 2010, First Air will begin service to the communities of Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Repulse Bay, and Whale Cove. With this announcement, First Air now serves the entire Kivalliq Region.
“These customer focused service enhancements provide for more frequent service to Iqaluit” says Scott Bateman, President and CEO of First Air. “Communities in the Kivalliq Region will benefit from improved connections to our jet service, while positioning First Air as a key facilitator in the growing economic activity in the Region.”
First Air also announced that service from Baker Lake to Rankin Inlet will now feature First Air’s ATR-42 turbo prop aircraft. In addition, it will also operate three times a week between Baker Lake-Rankin Inlet-Chesterfield Inlet-Coral Harbour-Cape Dorset-Iqaluit.
Service between the communities of Repulse Bay and Rankin Inlet will be offered four days a week using an Unaalik Aviation Beech 99 aircraft based in Repulse Bay. The existing service between Arviat and Rankin Inlet will have service to Whale Cove added three days a week.
First Air is the largest provider of passenger and cargo services to Canada’s northern communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, Northwest Territories, and the Yukon with service to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Montreal. With the addition of Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Habour, Repulse Bay, and Whale Cove, First Air provides scheduled passenger and cargo services between 30 northern communities in the North. First Air employees live and work in the North, and remain dedicated to excellence in customer service and the belief in continuous improvement making First Air “The Airline of the North.”
Reservations can be made through First Air Reservations at 1-800-267-1247 or online at www.firstair.ca.
Contact: Terri Lynn Potter
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Phone: 613-254-6417
tlpotter@firstair.ca