Greenland opens new international airport to lure tourists as it eyes future independence
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Icebergs seen throughout the window of a plane at the first-ever direct flight from Copenhagen to lulissat, Greenland Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
Passengers disembark an Air Greenland A330neo, after completing the first-ever direct flight from Copenhagen to Ilulissat, in Ilulissat, Greenland Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
Icebergs flow from Disko Bay icefjord, near to the arctic city Ilulissat, Greenland Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
An Air Greenland A330neo is parked on the tarmac after completing the first-ever direct flight from Copenhagen to Ilulissat, in Ilulissat, Greenland Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
An airport worker waves Greenlandic flags at the opening of the new Ilulissat international airport in Ilulissat, Greenland Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
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Icebergs seen throughout the window of a plane at the first-ever direct flight from Copenhagen to lulissat, Greenland Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
