Finnair is set to launch a new ‘Arctic Express’ service connecting Helsinki, Rovaniemi and Tromsø, as it improves its Nordic flight connections. Aimed at enhancing services within the Arctic, this new flight route will be the only direct connection between Rovaniemi, the hometown of Santa Claus, and Tromsø, the gateway to the Northern Lights. Flights…
PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot reaches geographic North Pole for the first time
Le Commandant Charcot, PONANT’s first LNG-powered hybrid electric luxury polar exploration vessel, has reached the geographic North Pole this week. Captain Etienne Garcia was at the helm, with Captain Marchesseau at his side. This is the very first French ship to reach the North Pole (90,00,000°). “I am hugely proud to have been at the helm…