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Icelandair is the main airline of Iceland, headquartered at Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík.

 

Icelandair fly to many destinations including Reykjavik, Akureyri, Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Anchorage, Barcelona, Bergen, Billund, Birmingham, Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Copenhagen, Denver, Edmonton, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Halifax, Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Minneapolis, Montreal, Munich, New York, Orlando, Oslo, paris, Portland, Seattle, Stavanger, Stockholm, Toronto, Trondheim, Vancouver, Washington and Zurich.

 

The airline is part of the Icelandair Group and during the summer of 2015, will operate scheduled services to 39 cities in 16 countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean out of its hub at Keflavík International Airport. 

 

The geographical position of Iceland allows one-stop transatlantic flights, which are one pillar of the airline's business strategy, along with traffic to and from the country.

 

Icelandair's fleet consists of Boeing 757-200s and Boeing 757-300s.

Icelandair is a member of IATA since 1950, a member of Association of European Airlines since 1957 and a member of Flight Safety Foundation since 1966.

 

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Frequent Flyer Program

 

Icelandair operates a frequent flyer program called Saga Club to reward regular travellers with Icelandair.

There are three tiers of membership with Icelandair:

Saga Blue

Saga Silver

Saga Gold

When you fly with Icelandair you will earn Saga Points for your flight and also for all your purchases you make on-board.

 

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Baggage

 

Saga Class passengers: Icelandair allows 2 carry-on bags per person in addition to 1 small personal item.

There is a maximum weight allowed for each carry-on bag is 10kg. For Economy comfort, Icelandair allows two carry-on bags per person, in addition to one small personal item.

 

Economy Class passengers: they are allowed for 1 carry-on bag per person and one small personal item. With regards to Saga Class, passengers are allowed 2 bags weighing up to 32 kg with a maximum size of 158cm and for Economy Comfort 2 bags weighing up to 23 kg each.

 

Economy Class passengers are allowed 1 piece of luggage of up to 23 kg. These baggage are for flights within Europe.

 

 

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News

18th September 2017

Icelandair plans 737MAX 8 Montreal debut in May 2018

Icelandair in last week’s schedule update partially adjusted planned Reykjavik Keflavik – Montreal service, which sees the introduction of Boeing 737MAX 8 (7M8) service from 24MAY18. Initially service operates 3 times a week, gradually increasing up to 5 weekly during peak season.

FI805 KEF1705 – 1835YUL 7M8 146
FI804 YUL2055 – 0600+1KEF 7M8 146

Currently, KEF departure shows 3 weekly 757 operating from 07JUN18, 5 weekly 7M8 from YUL. This discrepancy in the system will be corrected soon

 

15th September 2017

Icelandair adds Dallas service from May 2018

Icelandair yesterday announced additional new service launch to the US, as the airline opens reservation for Reykjavik Keflavik – Dallas/Ft. Worth route. From 30MAY18, Boeing 757 aircraft will operate this route 4 times a week.

FI873 KEF1715 – 2040DFW 75W x246
FI872 DFW1700 – 0600+1KEF 75W x357

13th September 2017

Icelandair outlines 737MAX 8 routes in S18

Icelandair today (13SEP17) filed planned Boeing 737MAX 8 operation, set to enter operation in Spring 2018.  Configuration of the 737MAX 8 is C8Y152. Planned operational routes and frequencies as follow.

Reykjavik Keflavik – Amsterdam eff 24MAY18 1 weekly (2 weekly from 04JUN18)
Reykjavik Keflavik – Berlin Tegel eff 19MAR18 up to 5 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Billund eff 07MAY18 1 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Birmingham eff 02MAY18 2 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Cleveland eff 16MAY18 5 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Halifax eff 02JUN18 4 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Hamburg eff 03MAY18 1 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Paris Orly eff 01MAY18 6 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Philadelphia eff 22MAY18 4 weekly
Reykjavik Keflavik – Stockholm Arlanda eff 01JUN18 1 weekly

 

12th September 2017

 

Icelandair introduces a taste of Tampa

Icelandair commenced Reykjavik/Keflavik’s 18th US destination on 6 September with the introduction of a twice-weekly operation to Tampa. The airline already serves Orlando in Florida.

Icelandair began its 12th US destination from its Reykjavik/Keflavik hub on 6 September, with the introduction of twice-weekly (Wednesdays and Sundays) flights to Tampa (TPA). The 5,779-kilometre route is operated on the carrier’s 183-seat 757-200s and faces no direct competition. Becoming Keflavik’s 23rd route in North America, the new service further consolidates the US as the airport’s largest country market served.

 

 

7th September 2017

 

Icelandair increases Berlin service in S18

Icelandair this week filed planned operational schedule during summer 2018 for its planned Reykjavik Keflavik – Berlin Tegel route, set to commence on 03NOV17. From 25MAR18, there will be 4th weekly flight added, followed by 5th weekly flight from 13APR18. Boeing 757 operates this route. 

25MAR18 – 10APR18 Day x346
eff 13APR18 Day x14

FI528 KEF0740 – 1305TXL 75W x14
FI529 TXL1405 – 1540KEF 75W 356
FI529 TXL1425 – 1550KEF 75W 27

 

25th August 2017

 

Icelandair and Wow add Cleveland to US destinations

Icelandair, is adding a 19th Northern American destination next year, namely Cleveland, Ohio on a four-times-a-week schedule from May.

 

Icelandair’s ceo Birkir Holm Gudnason said: “This addition strengthens our route network and bridges Europe and Cleveland together by providing direct service to Iceland in addition to quick and convenient connections to 30 destinations in Europe.”

 

*Flugfélag Akureyrar operated its first commercial flight over the Atlantic from Reykjavík to Largs, Scotland in 1945, adding a second Scottish destination (Glasgow Prestwick Airport) and Copenhagen in Denmark a year later.

 

In 1979 it bought local competitor Loftleiðir - which started budget flights across the North Atlantic in 1953 and later became one of the founders of all-cargo carrier Cargolux - and the airline was renamed Icelandair.

 

 

26th July 2017

More than 2,000 seats added to meet increasing demand for Glasgow to Iceland flights

 

Icelandair has announced it will increase Glasgow flights by more than 2,000 extra seats this winter.

From the beginning of November until the end of December, 4 x weekly flights from Glasgow - Keflavik (the airport near Reykjavik) will increase in capacity by 39 seats per leg.

That means 222 seats per flight, instead of 183.

Steven Marshall, head of airline marketing and development at Glasgow Airport, says the jump is due to increased demand, for both trips to Iceland and onward journeys to North America.

He said: “Icelandair is one of our longest serving airlines and we are delighted that they have seen the potential for increased demand between Glasgow and North America this winter.

“In winter time, New York is especially popular from Glasgow and we are pleased to see Icelandair offer incredible value in its fares – return fares start from as little as £370pp.”

 

16th May 2017

Icelandair have celebrated the launch of its new glacier themed Boeing 757-200

The flight flew from Keflavik International Airport, near Reykjavik, to the Egilsstaoir. Icelandair normally names its planes after volcanoes and this one if named Vatnajökull, in honor of the Vatnajökul glacier that was the inspiration for the artwork of the plane. This is the country's largest glacier, covering 8% of Iceland's land mass and is home to 3 active volcanoes. 

 

 

The process of airbrushing to create the image of the glacier is a highly skilled job that will take 

 

 

5th May 2017

 

Icelandair and JetBlue announce frequent-flier partnership

Icelandair and JetBlue have entered a frequent-flier partnership which will allow travellers to earn points on eachothers airline's flights.

“Five years ago, we took the first steps along the path of an ever-strengthening partnership between JetBlue and Icelandair,” Jamie Perry, JetBlue’s vice president marketing, says in a statement. “This new loyalty partnership is an exciting addition that will allow even greater benefit for our customers as they travel within our two diverse networks of destinations and earn points anywhere our airlines fly.”

 

 

 

30th March 2017

Icelandair Cargo announced as TIACA's newest trustee member

Icelandair Cargo is the leading air freight carrier in the icelandic market, with services to 54 destinations within North America and Europe. The cargo airline has been announced as the newest member for The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), which will help it to build a stronger role for air cargo initiatives and create a better air cargo community.

 

 

March 2017

 

Icelandair announced that traffic between UK and Iceland passed one million milestone

The market between the UK and Iceland has exploded during the past few years, and 2016 marked the first time in recent history when the passenger count between the two nations passed one million passengers, with just under 1.27 million flying between both counties in 2016.

This figure represents a 31% increase in traffic when compared to the year before (0.97 million passengers in 2015), and a growth rate of 66% when compared to the total in 2014 (0.77 million)

 

 

 

15^th February 2017

IcelandAir is the first airline in Europe to operate with Scimitar Blended Winglets (SBW) on its Boeing 757-200 aircraft
Aviation Partners’ latest Winglet design, the Scimitar Blended Winglet, uses existing Blended Winglet technology but adds new aerodynamic Scimitar tips and a small outboard aerodynamic trailing edge wedge, further increasing the efficiency of the airplane.

 

 

 

2^nd December 2016

Icelandair announced Belfast (BHD) as a new destination commencing form 1^st June 2017
Belfast will become Icelandair‘s 44th scheduled destination with a full year round service three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays operated by sister airline Air Iceland. The flight from Belfast to Reykjavik will provide easy connections with Icelandair’s wide network of destinations in the US and Canada.

 

5^th October 2016

Icelandair has today announced two new international flight destinations for 2017, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay!

 

Icelandair has today announced two new international flight destinations for 2017, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay. These two cities are the airline’s 17^th and 18^th gateways in North America and passengers will have an easy connection from all UK airports that Icelandair services.

The airline will start four weekly direct flights from Reykjavik (KEF) to Philadelphia (PHL) on May 30^th running until September 20^th, while Tampa Bay (TPA) will be a twice weekly all year destination starting from September 7^th 2017.

 

In August 2016, Icelandair started offering passengers the option of booking their next transatlantic flight through Facebook messenger. The Facebook Messenger Stopover Bot is the newest example of the rising trend in Conversational Commerce. Available 24/7, the new bot makes it easier than ever to book an Icelandair Stopover by bringing the point of sale directly to the customer, allowing passengers to book flights directly from Facebook Messenger.

 

In May 2016, Icelandiar began a seasonal service to Montreal. Flights to Montréal will now operate four times a week between May and 7^th November, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with connections from 6 airports in the UK. Prices start from just £600 return from London Gatwick. Icelandair, in operation since 1937, has a long, illustrious history of providing flights from Europe to North America. Icelandair now offer services to 16 North American gateways and Montreal is the fifth gateway in Canada, with connections from 6 UK airports including London Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports.

 

In May 2016, Icelandair entered into service the first of two Boeing 767s, with the second scheduled to begin departures on May 15, 2016. With a capacity of 262 passengers, the newest members of Icelandair’s fleet allows for an increase of up to 44% in available seats on select routes. Currently Icelandair fly direct from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports to Iceland with easy and fast connections to Anchorage, Vancouver, Edmonton, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Minneapolis, Toronto, Orlando, Washington DC, New York (JFK & Newark), Boston, Halifax, Chicago and Montreal. Icelandair’s geographic position on the shortest flight path between UK and North America means it offers the quickest route to many of the existing 16 gateways they fly to. In May 2017, Icelandair announced that it had contracted Avionica to provide products and services to e-Enable Icelandair´s 16 new B737MAX aircraft. Beginning this year and continuing through 2019 when final aircraft deliveries are made, Icelandair will install Avionica´s e-Enabled avionics that include satLINK MAX Iridium satellite communications system and aviONS Onboard Network Server. satLINK MAX is the industry´s only 4-channel, FANS-1/A and ATC Voice Safety Service approved Iridium SATCOM system.

 

 

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Boeing 757-200

 

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Boeing 757-300

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing 767-300ER

 

 

 

 

Keflavík International Airport

HUB Airport

 

Keflavík International Airport also known as Reykjavík-Keflavík Airport, is the largest airport in Iceland and the country's main hub for international transportation. It is widely used for transatlantic routes.

Airlines that fly from and to Keflavík International Airport include are Lingus, British Airways, Lufthansa, Wizz Air and Germania. 

 

 

 

Icelandair is the National airline of Iceland with its headquarters in Reykjavik and its main operating base at Keflavik International Airport. Flights to Iceland Icelandair currently serves 24 gateways in the US and Europe from its operational base at Reykjavik’s international airport - Keflavik. European destinations served include: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam, Bergen, Oslo, Barcelona, Madrid, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Zurich, London Heathrow, Manchester and Glasgow. In North America cities that see Icelandair aircraft include: Halifax, Orlando, Baltimore, Boston, Minneapolis/St Paul and New York (JFK). Icelandair Flights to Reykjavik Where do you start when you try to describe the unique wonderland of Iceland ? If you haven’t yet visited one of Europe’s most fascinating countries - we urge you to do so. Beer is expensive but the experience is worth it. Apart from the adventures that are on offer in Iceland itself check out the special fares to an from North America - Icelandair has made a business from being an alternative carrier across the Atlantic - there are always special offers available and the on-board service is better than most - especially in the economy cabin. Icelandair Boeing 757 Icelandair have a very modern fleet of Boeing 737-300 and 757-200 aircraft which its shares with its sister company Loftleiðir Icelandic.