SAS pilot born in Nuuk has dreamed all his life of flying large jets to the Greenlandic capital.

It was nothing less than a boyhood dream come true for 58-year-old SAS pilot and captain Dennis Lynge Sørensen when he landed the first SAS flight in Nuuk last Friday.

It was nothing less

As a boy, he lived for a period on Børnehjemsvej in Nuuk, just below Flyverbo. Every time an S-61 helicopter arrived or took off, Dennis, who was interested in flying, ran up the mountain to the heliport to see the magnificent machines – and it was here that his dream of piloting was born.

It was nothing less than a boyhood dream come true for 58-year-old SAS pilot and captain Dennis Lynge Sørensen when he landed the first SAS flight in Nuuk last Friday.

It was nothing lessAnnouncement

As a boy, he lived for a period on Børnehjemsvej in Nuuk, just below Flyverbo. Every time an S-61 helicopter arrived or took off, Dennis, who was interested in flying, ran up the mountain to the heliport to see the magnificent machines – and it was here that his dream of piloting was born.

But Dennis didn’t dream of becoming a helicopter pilot. He wanted to be a pilot on the big SAS jets, which he knew from his holiday trips to Denmark. The dreams went far – and in the boy’s mind grew a fantasy that one day there would be an airport in Nuuk, where he would land with the Danish Air Force.

On Friday, the dream came true. At 2:39 p.m., Dennis Lynge Sørensen SK1294 landed at Nuuk’s new airport – a good 20 minutes ahead of schedule.

The eyes became glazed

– It was big – and a very emotional experience, the captain admits to Sermitsiaq.

– Our eyes got a little glazed over when we taxied in front of the airport building and saw the many Greenlandic flags. We also acknowledged this by waving Greenlandic flags out the cockpit window.

Dennis Lynge Sørensen was born in Nuuk – and this is where he spent most of his childhood. However, with a detour to Aasiaat for four years and a stay in Maniitsoq for one year due to his father’s work. He attended school at Gammeqarfik in Aasiaat and Qorsussuaq in Nuuk.

He held on to his boyhood dream and became one of the first Greenlandic pilots to be trained in the special pilot training that the then Home Rule and Greenland Air had established.

In the early years, he was, among other things, a pilot on the Inuit rocket. It was a business jet of the type Cessna 550cCitation II, which Grønlandsfly had from 1990 to 1992. The plane got its popular nickname because it was very popular among the home rule politicians of the time.

Jetflyene track

Otherwise, it mostly ended up being flights with Dash-7 on the Greenlandic domestic network. But the boyhood dream and the big jets at SAS continued to pull.

– In 1998 I left Grønlandsfly and was employed by SAS, where I have worked ever since. Today I am a captain on the company’s fleet of A320 and A330, so these are the very large aircraft I have worked with since I left Grønlandsfly.

The new SAS route to Nuuk is currently only a summer route – and Dennis Lynge Sørensen is pretty happy with that.

– Flights to Greenland are a large and expensive operation, where not much can go wrong before the weather changes everything. This is something that is experienced regularly at Nuuk’s new airport, but it is the same everywhere in Greenland.

– That’s also part of the charm of flying in Greenland. The country is so indescribably beautiful, but the weather is always a blind ally. Nothing is certain until you’re home again. If you’re not used to it, it can be hard to understand, says Dennis Lynge Sørensen.

Smuttur to Kangerlussuaq

– I was once asked to take a quick flight on a day off with a Dash-7 to Kangerlussuaq and back. I could easily do that, I thought, but it was four days before I was back again. Because the airport in Nuuk closed while I was away.

– On that trip, I experienced a Danish man at the counter in Kangerlussuaq, who cursed and snapped because we couldn’t fly.

– They’re waiting for me in Nuuk, he repeated several times.

– The situation only calmed down when an older man in a green parka tapped him on the shoulder and said: If Greenland Airlines says they can’t fly because of the weather, it’s because they can’t fly. Rest assured – and your contacts in Nuuk also know that the plane won’t leave.

– The angry man did not arrive in Nuuk until four days later, just like me – the pilot.

– That’s how it is. As pilots, we should always think about safety first – and the angry man at the counter forgot that we have exactly the same interest as the passengers in arriving safely.

Dennis Lynge Sørensen can tell many stories about great experiences in the air. But the biggest one is when he landed his SAS plane in Nuuk the other day.

It was nothing less than a boyhood dream come true for 58-year-old SAS pilot and captain Dennis Lynge Sørensen when he landed the first SAS flight in Nuuk last Friday.

It was nothing less than

As a boy, he lived for a period on Børnehjemsvej in Nuuk, just below Flyverbo. Every time an S-61 helicopter arrived or took off, Dennis, who was interested in flying, ran up the mountain to the heliport to see the magnificent machines – and it was here that his dream of piloting was born.

It was nothing less than a boyhood dream come true for 58-year-old SAS pilot and captain Dennis Lynge Sørensen when he landed the first SAS flight in Nuuk last Friday.

It was nothing less thanAnnouncement

As a boy, he lived for a period on Børnehjemsvej in Nuuk, just below Flyverbo. Every time an S-61 helicopter arrived or took off, Dennis, who was interested in flying, ran up the mountain to the heliport to see the magnificent machines – and it was here that his dream of piloting was born.

But Dennis didn’t dream of becoming a helicopter pilot. He wanted to be a pilot on the big SAS jets, which he knew from his holiday trips to Denmark. The dreams went far – and in the boy’s mind grew a fantasy that one day there would be an airport in Nuuk, where he would land with the Danish Air Force.

On Friday, the dream came true. At 2:39 p.m., Dennis Lynge Sørensen SK1294 landed at Nuuk’s new airport – a good 20 minutes ahead of schedule.

The eyes became glazed

– It was big – and a very emotional experience, the captain admits to Sermitsiaq.

– Our eyes got a little glazed over when we taxied in front of the airport building and saw the many Greenlandic flags. We also acknowledged this by waving Greenlandic flags out the cockpit window.

Dennis Lynge Sørensen was born in Nuuk – and this is where he spent most of his childhood. However, with a detour to Aasiaat for four years and a stay in Maniitsoq for one year due to his father’s work. He attended school at Gammeqarfik in Aasiaat and Qorsussuaq in Nuuk.

He held on to his boyhood dream and became one of the first Greenlandic pilots to be trained in the special pilot training that the then Home Rule and Greenland Air had established.

In the early years, he was, among other things, a pilot on the Inuit rocket. It was a business jet of the type Cessna 550cCitation II, which Grønlandsfly had from 1990 to 1992. The plane got its popular nickname because it was very popular among the home rule politicians of the time.

Jetflyene track

Otherwise, it mostly ended up being flights with Dash-7 on the Greenlandic domestic network. But the boyhood dream and the big jets at SAS continued to pull.

– In 1998 I left Grønlandsfly and was employed by SAS, where I have worked ever since. Today I am a captain on the company’s fleet of A320 and A330, so these are the very large aircraft I have worked with since I left Grønlandsfly.

The new SAS route to Nuuk is currently only a summer route – and Dennis Lynge Sørensen is pretty happy with that.

– Flights to Greenland are a large and expensive operation, where not much can go wrong before the weather changes everything. This is something that is experienced regularly at Nuuk’s new airport, but it is the same everywhere in Greenland.

– That’s also part of the charm of flying in Greenland. The country is so indescribably beautiful, but the weather is always a blind ally. Nothing is certain until you’re home again. If you’re not used to it, it can be hard to understand, says Dennis Lynge Sørensen.

Smuttur to Kangerlussuaq

– I was once asked to take a quick flight on a day off with a Dash-7 to Kangerlussuaq and back. I could easily do that, I thought, but it was four days before I was back again. Because the airport in Nuuk closed while I was away.

– On that trip, I experienced a Danish man at the counter in Kangerlussuaq, who cursed and snapped because we couldn’t fly.

– They’re waiting for me in Nuuk, he repeated several times.

– The situation only calmed down when an older man in a green parka tapped him on the shoulder and said: If Greenland Airlines says they can’t fly because of the weather, it’s because they can’t fly. Rest assured – and your contacts in Nuuk also know that the plane won’t leave.

– The angry man did not arrive in Nuuk until four days later, just like me – the pilot.

– That’s how it is. As pilots, we should always think about safety first – and the angry man at the counter forgot that we have exactly the same interest as the passengers in arriving safely.

Dennis Lynge Sørensen can tell many stories about great experiences in the air. But the biggest one is when he landed his SAS plane in Nuuk the other day.