Transpolar flights.

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Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Steve Butland has said he hopes the city can organize a transpolar trial run flight to determine actual costs of a transpolar flight to or from the Sault. The city is trying to sell itself as a distribution centre for air cargo flown across the North pole, which would save money over standard air shipping routes from Europe and Asia. Butland says there are airlines in the cargo business who have shown an interest in the transpolar flight idea, but he would not...