Nunavut government seeks to stir up airline competition

Published at: Jan 22 2019 - 12:06 / Updated at: Jan 22 2019 - 12:06

Call for bids on government travel aims to “improve access to affordable scheduled airline services throughout Nunavut”

A request for proposals issued by the Government of Nunavut on Jan. 11 calls on airlines to bid on government-arranged travel, such as medical travel for patients and duty travel for GN employees. Contracts could also include air freight, according to Nunatsiaq News.

New contracts would be for three-year periods, with the option to renew those contracts twice, first for two years and then for one year. The GN expects any new contracts to come into effect by January 2020.