Beginning this spring, the Dawson City bus-adventure company will be the new provider of ground-handling and passenger services at Dawson City Airport

Dawson City, Yukon (March 31, 2025): The Klondike Experience, among the Yukon’s most multifaceted and highest-rated tourism companies, is thrilled to announce one of the most exciting developments in its 13-year history.

The Klondike Experience has entered into an agreement with Air North, Yukon’s Airline, to provide the following services at Dawson City Airport (YDA):

• Check-in procedure for passengers
• Ground-handling of baggage and cargo
• On-site assistance throughout operating hours for all passenger services

This seamless transition, which is scheduled to begin in late April, will carry on the premium standards of service that visitors and locals alike have come to expect from Air North.

Still affectionately known among Dawson City residents by its original name, Husky Bus, The Klondike Experience began in 2012 “with the idea of providing Yukoners and visitors with a reliable way to get around the territory and explore all that it has to offer,” says founder and CEO Jesse Cooke. Since then, its services have rapidly expanded to include charter transportation, vacation packages, daily tours, multi-day backpacking adventures, and more.

“The Klondike Experience has been a transportation and service provider in this community for a long time,” says Cooke. “This new agreement with Air North is a major milestone for us. Our dedicated crew and I are looking forward to this new transition with excitement.”

“Air North has admired how The Klondike Experience has evolved from its beginnings into a cornerstone of Yukon tourism,” says Josh Clark, Director of Charters, FBO & Corporate at Air North, Yukon’s Airline. “Both of our companies share a commitment to delivering exceptional travel experiences for both visitors and locals. We are confident this partnership will be a successful collaboration that benefits everyone involved—especially our valued travellers.”

About The Klondike Experience
The Klondike Experience (originally Husky Bus) is a link between travellers and the Yukon—the land, its history, and its people. Based in beautiful Dawson City, the company organizes guided bus tours, delivers single and multi-day experiences, offers transportation solutions, or simply helps visitors arrange their own do-it-yourself adventures. The Klondike Experience helps make travelling throughout the Yukon safe, easy and fun for guests of all ages. klondikeexperience.com

About Air North
Air North, Yukon’s Airline, was founded in 1977 and is 49% owned by the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. One in ten Yukoners have an equity or employment stake in the airline, making Air North a key employer in the Yukon. Air North operates a fleet of Boeing 737-800, 737-500 and 737-400 jet aircraft, and ATR 42 turboprops on routes throughout the Yukon and to the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, and seasonally to Ontario. In 2020 it was the recipient of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award for Best Airline in Canada and Best Airline (Specialty and Leisure) in North America based upon glowing reviews from its passengers. flyairnorth.com