Greenland split over benefits of tourism as territory opens to the world
by Daniel Boffey in Nuuk from Environment | The Guardian on (#6SMMQ)
Direct flights from the US to Nuuk expected to double next year but there are concerns about the expected influx
The capital's new airport has been opened, two more are in the making, and expectations are high: the Americans are coming to Greenland.
On Thursday, the first ever international flight into Nuuk, the most populous settlement on the autonomous Danish territory, landed to cheers on the ground and in the cabin of Air Greenland flight GL781 where passengers were served miniature bottles of Nicolas Feuillatte champagne.
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