Residents in remote Alaskan villages express their support for Bering Air following a fatal plane crash. The company provides essential transportation services to 32 rural communities across Northwest Alaska.
Golovin resident Irene Navarro joined others on Saturday in welcoming the first Bering Air flight into the village since the crash.
For many rural communities in the region, Navarro said Bering Air is the only flight service that connects residents to the rest of the state. “We wanted to let Bering Air know that we’re supporting them through this healing process,” Navarro said. “We just want Bering Air to know that we’re 100% behind them and that we’re going to continue to fly with them.”
Bering Air services 32 rural communities across Northwest Alaska, providing both passenger and cargo transportation, according to the company’s website.Tanisha Slwooko joined friends and family in welcoming two Bering Air flights into Savoonga over the weekend. She says the crash has been felt in communities across the region.
“In Alaska, we’re such a tight-knit family,” Slwooko said. “We feel when somebody loses a relative, we feel for them as well.”‘I’m hurt, that’s my little brother‘: family responds to teen’s body being pulled by sled through Utqiagvik streetAPD: Reports of person with gun places East High in brief lockdownNTSB: investigation begins after Bering Air plane recovered from crash site
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