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New airport opens: First passengers checked in

Sermitsiaq reports from today's airport opening in Qaqortoq in this liveblog.

Preparations are being made for the first check-in.
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  • The fire department is also ready for opening

    The Qaqortoq fire department is also present at today's airport opening. They are ready in case of an accident.

    The fire department is represented and ready for the opening of the new airport.

  • Excitement is rising - the first plane is on its way

    Enthusiasm is spreading in the new arrivals hall in Qaqortoq, where employees and citizens will soon welcome the first plane.

    The children have started waving flags, and Greenland Airports is giving out a piece of bread while the airport staff is getting the last bits ready.

    The plane from Nuuk is in the air and is carrying several representatives of politics and business as well as ordinary citizens.

    We expect that the Chairman of the Greenland Government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen (D), will give a speech after arrival. We will also hear from Mayor Malene Vahl Rasmussen (D), from Greenland Airports and from Air Greenland, who has a gift with them.

    In addition to the celebrations at the airport, a coffee and a cocktail are planned inside Qaqortoq town and dinner tonight for registered guests.

  • Historical: First passengers checked in

    Laila Kuitse and her husband Palo Kuitse live in Qaqortoq and are the first to check in at the new airport in Qaqortoq:

    - Now, that feels great. It's new and we've been waiting for over 40 years, says Laila Kuitse.

    - It's a very special day for us and all of South Greenland, adds Palo Kuitse.

    First check-in at the new airport.

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