An airline that launched flights from Iqaluit to Montreal this past summer has now cancelled its route.
David Sade, the vice-president of operations at Chrono Aviation, said the decision was made after the company was unable to acquire a larger aircraft — the Boeing 737-800 — because of maintenance issues and delays.
The route launched in August, with tickets going on sale in May this year. Now, its flights will shut down as of Dec. 1.
Chrono Aviation usually uses a Boeing 737-200 for flights to the North. It also provides service for workers at Baffinland Iron Mines, near Pond Inlet.
The larger aircraft would have increased seat capacity from 120 seats to 189 seats, Sade said.
The company made a deal with the mine to sell extra seats to the public.
“Both the mine and us, we want to offer more affordable fares to the North,” Sade said. “And part of the deal was, OK, we have all these extra seats on the aircraft. Can we …