My OperaLife in the Modern High Arctic, As I Experience it.
Saturday, April 21, 2007 2:07:52 AM
I came to the High Arctic in October of 1987.
I travelled from the community of Pangnirtung, NWT
with a one way ticket to Grise Fiord. I came to live with
my beautiful girlfriend, Geela Pijamini, at that time.
I travelled via First Air 748 Hawker from Pang to Iqaluit,
then I hopped on a Nord Air jet from Iqaluit to Resolute Bay
and finally the Bradley Air twin otter to Grise Fiord. It took
me whole week to get here. A couple of nights in Iqaluit and
five nights in Resolute Bay. The reason for the five night stay
in Resolute was due to the once a week flight into Grise Fiord.
There was no same day or next day connecting flights at the time.
The Airlines, Nord Air and Bradley air no longer fly in the
High Arctic, to my knowledge that is. The only airlines that
now fly to and from Resolute are the Kenn Borek Air and First Air.
The jets Canadian North use to fly there, I am not sure if they
fly that route at this time. Who knows, maybe they will start
flying there once again some day. These airlines provided a far
better service then what is available today. The professionalism,
hospitality, and the quality of personal care they provided have yet
to be matched by the airlines who serve the True North to this day.
These two airlines (Nord Air and Bradley Air)truly had the best to
offer when it came to flying in the high arctic. They had a truly
well experienced pilots and staff who gave it their all when it came
to true service. With the services they provided I saw no double
standards when it comes to hospitality and personal care towards the
different clients they served. These two airlines were the best when
travelling during rough arctic weather, high winds, blizzard conditions,
foggy weather, snow and rain. Thumbs up to them old pilots and the
one of a kind airlines who flew in and out of the arctic day in and
day out. We miss you guys. The airfares were true to the experience.
Young Nunavut Territory has to work hard to match the services
that the Northwest Territories use to have in their wings.
I travelled from the community of Pangnirtung, NWT
with a one way ticket to Grise Fiord. I came to live with
my beautiful girlfriend, Geela Pijamini, at that time.
I travelled via First Air 748 Hawker from Pang to Iqaluit,
then I hopped on a Nord Air jet from Iqaluit to Resolute Bay
and finally the Bradley Air twin otter to Grise Fiord. It took
me whole week to get here. A couple of nights in Iqaluit and
five nights in Resolute Bay. The reason for the five night stay
in Resolute was due to the once a week flight into Grise Fiord.
There was no same day or next day connecting flights at the time.
The Airlines, Nord Air and Bradley air no longer fly in the
High Arctic, to my knowledge that is. The only airlines that
now fly to and from Resolute are the Kenn Borek Air and First Air.
The jets Canadian North use to fly there, I am not sure if they
fly that route at this time. Who knows, maybe they will start
flying there once again some day. These airlines provided a far
better service then what is available today. The professionalism,
hospitality, and the quality of personal care they provided have yet
to be matched by the airlines who serve the True North to this day.
These two airlines (Nord Air and Bradley Air)truly had the best to
offer when it came to flying in the high arctic. They had a truly
well experienced pilots and staff who gave it their all when it came
to true service. With the services they provided I saw no double
standards when it comes to hospitality and personal care towards the
different clients they served. These two airlines were the best when
travelling during rough arctic weather, high winds, blizzard conditions,
foggy weather, snow and rain. Thumbs up to them old pilots and the
one of a kind airlines who flew in and out of the arctic day in and
day out. We miss you guys. The airfares were true to the experience.
Young Nunavut Territory has to work hard to match the services
that the Northwest Territories use to have in their wings.
