Originally Posted by
ksandness
Is it really that expensive to fly to the Arctic?
Yes !
Originally Posted by
ksandness
Is the high price because they're going in Midnight Sun season?
No !
Originally Posted by
ksandness
Is it because they're looking 6 months ahead?
No !
Originally Posted by
ksandness
Are any routings any cheaper than any other?
It depends where in Nunavut you're going. For places like Iqaluit or Rankin that have direct flights from the south, 1400-1500$ r/t from the gateway city - YOW, YUL, YWG, &c - is about the very bottom end. (I
may once have seen YUL-YFB for less than 1400$ when 7F had a special Christmas sale on.)
For more remote places where a connection in the north is necessary, it can be a lot more than that. The whole nature of the problem is that there aren't a lot of routings to choose from. (Though oddly enough there are more airlines operating some northern routes than operate YYZ-YVR.
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