Air Greenland and Naalakkersuisut are currently working on a temporary 1-year service contract. This contract will be valid from the opening of the new airport in Qaqortoq and for 1 year.
Air Greenland has already sent an offer to the Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Regional Development, and the details are being negotiated, the ministry said in a press release.
A public tender will be carried out in 2026 to put the helicopter traffic out to competition. The agreements that will result from the public tender are expected to come into force from the end of the temporary service contract and be valid for 3 years from 2027 to 2030.
Will hold seminar in Qaqortoq
The Government of Greenland will hold a local infrastructure seminar in Qaqortoq during the year. This means that local citizens, businesses and organizations are welcome to come by and have an influence on, among other things:
- What the traffic structure in South Greenland will look like after Qaqortoq airport opens.
- How helicopter and ship traffic is best organized.
This is where locals get the opportunity to influence the decision-making basis of officials for air traffic in South Greenland.
Naalakkersuisoq: Values inclusion highly
- It is important for me to emphasize that in this process I place great importance on the inclusion of local inputs and interests.
- Therefore, an infrastructure seminar is organized in Qaqortoq that will provide local stakeholders and businesses a platform to share opinions and wishes for the future traffic structure, says Naalakkersuisoq for Social Affairs, Labor Market, Housing, Infrastructure and Outer districts, Aqqaluaq B. Egede (IA),
The service contract for the navigation in South Greenland is handled by Disko Line A/S and will remain valid until 2030.
