18 April 2017
In a follow up to the establishment of the De Beers Canada Operational Support Centre at YYC Calgary International Airport (YYC) last July, De Beers Canada and The Calgary Airport Authority are pleased to announce that De Beers’ Alberta-based employee charter flights will relocate to YYC beginning July 18, 2017.
The twice-weekly employee charter flights currently originating from a private terminal in Edmonton will fly out of YYC’s Domestic Terminal, Concourse B providing De Beers employees flying to and from Gahcho Kué, the world’s largest new diamond mine, located in the Northwest Territories, streamlined access to connecting commercial flights across Canada and around the world.
De Beers Canada CEO Kim Truter says this latest initiative has been under development since the company’s move to Calgary last year and enhances De Beers’ operational excellence and strategic approach to remote mining challenges companies face today.
“Moving to the Calgary Airport last July to be closer to our activities in the Northwest Territories allowed us to position our Operational Support Centre in such a way that our Calgary-based employees could have seamless access to the world’s largest new diamond mine, which opened last September, as well as our Victor Mine in northern Ontario and our exploration and project initiatives across Canada,” said Truter. “It also provides our De Beers global colleagues visiting Canada better access to our De Beers Canada team and the Gahcho Kué Mine as well.”