Overview
- A United Airlines flight from Newark to Nuuk turned back midroute when the suspension took effect, and carriers including Scandinavian Airlines canceled midweek services.
- Greenland Airports says certified security personnel were flown in from Denmark to restart screening while it works with the Danish Transport Authority on longer-term fixes.
- United plans to operate its scheduled Saturday service and has issued a travel waiver allowing rebooking, refunds, or rerouting via Keflavik in Iceland.
- Domestic operations in Nuuk continued throughout, and near-term international departures may be screened at Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq as a workaround.
- The disruption highlights growing pains at Nuuk’s upgraded airport, which recently enabled direct international links in a region with few long-runway alternatives.