Airline company Icelandair plans to cancel its flight routes to Ísafjörður. The changes are said to be implemented in the summer of 2026. Company CEO Bogi Nils Bogason spoke with RÚV on March 3, arguing that the decision was made due to changes to Greenlandic airports.
According to Bogi, Icelandair plans to phase out its Q200 airplanes, which have been used in tandem for flights to both Ísafjörður and Greenland. The other model in Icelandair’s domestic fleet is the Q400. Due to their size, landing at Ísafjörður Airport is impossible, Bogi explained.
Greenlandic authorities are expanding their airports’ airstrips, meaning that larger and more efficient planes can be flown there. With these changes, the Q200 model will not be as competitive, Bogi told RÚV.
In conversation with RÚV, chairperson of Ísafjörður Council Gylfi Ólafsson said that the news is devastating. He argued that despite infrastructure improvements via road to Ísafjörður, travelling by air to the town is necessary for locals and patients seeking healthcare in the capital. Air travel is the only public transit method, as no organised bus routes go to Ísafjörður.
In Gylfi’s opinion, other airlines should take up the service.
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