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First Air and Kivalliq Inuit Association announce transportation services agreement for beneficiaries
July 6, 2010 — Ottawa — First Air and the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) are pleased to announce an agreement providing preferred pricing for transportation services for KIA beneficiaries.
The agreement provides KIA Beneficiaries with preferred rates for passenger travel throughout the entire First Air route network. The agreement also provides preferred cargo rates to facilitate the shipment of tools and equipment necessary to support their traditional lifestyle.
“We are pleased to have reached this milestone agreement with First Air, which allows our people access within and outside our region via First Air’s extensive northern network,” says Joe Kaludjak, Vice President of KIA.
With this agreement in place, First Air now provides tangible benefits of preferred travel and cargo rates to the majority of Inuit in Nunavut.
“As an Inuit owned organization, we are proud to develop these meaningful relationships with the KIA and QIA, two of the largest constituencies of Northern Canada,” says Scott Bateman, President and CEO of First Air. “We look forward to developing these relationships further as we continue to demonstrate our commitment to being The Airline of the North.”
First Air is the largest provider of passenger and cargo services to Canada’s northern communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, and Northwest Territories, with service to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Montreal. For more information about First Air, visit www.firstair.ca.
KIA is a Designated Inuit Organization (DIO), which represents the interests of all Inuit living in the Kivalliq Region, acts as a lobbying group, and administers, monitors and protects provisions of the Nunavut Final Agreement in the Kivalliq Region. For more information about Kivalliq Inuit Association, visit www.kivalliqinuit.ca.
Contact:
Mr. Chris Ferris
Vice President, Marketing & Sales
First Air
Phone: 613-254-6414
cferris@firstair.ca
Mr. Joe Kaludjak
Vice President
Kivalliq Inuit Association
Phone: 867-645-5725