International flights suspended at Greenland's Nuuk airport

Copenhagen: International departures have been temporarily suspended at Greenland s Nuuk airport, the Danish transport ministry said on Wednesday, les...

Copenhagen: International departures have been temporarily suspended at Greenland's Nuuk airport, the Danish transport ministry said on Wednesday, less than a year after a new runway opened to accommodate long-haul flights.

The new runway opened in November last year, allowing larger planes to land and take off and ending reliance on travellers having to fly via Iceland.

There is now a direct flight to New York twice a week.

But according to operator Greenland Airports' schedule, Wednesday's 9:00 am (0800 GMT) flight to the US city and another heading to Billund in Denmark at 11:50 am were cancelled.

Anders Windfeldt, from the Danish transport ministry, told AFP that ongoing training of staff responsible for monitoring international passengers does not fully meet requirements.