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Nice Air Begins Flights To Copenhagen
The newly re-established Akureyri-based airline Nice Air aims to start flights from North Iceland to Copenhagen in February, 2026, RÚV reports. Ticket sales started on December 17. On December 10, German businessman and Nice Air CEO Martin Michael announced his plans on…
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German Businessman Wants Niceair Restored
German businessman Martin Michael aims to restore the Akureyri-based airline Niceair. Martin has called a press meeting next week at Akureyri airport, Vísir reports. Former Niceair CEO and founder Þorvaldur Lúðvík Sigurjónsson claims to have faith in the undertaking. In response to Vísir,…
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German Airline Condor To Offer Flights to Akureyri, Egilsstaðir In 2023
The German airline Condor will begin offering flights to Akureyri and Egilsstaðir in the summer of 2023, reports Fréttablaðið. This will be the first time Condor has had flights to Iceland. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps,…
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PLAY Launches Its First Flight To The USA
Iceland’s low-cost airline PLAY launched its first transatlantic flight to the USA, Vísir reports. The flight to Baltimore/Washington International will be operated on a daily basis starting from April 20. [su_pullquote]Are you going to Iceland in the near future? Check out all…
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First Airplane Of Play Has Arrived And Coincides With Controversy
The airline Play received its first plane at Keflavík Airport Monday afternoon, with the first flight is scheduled for next week, according to RÚV. However, the airline has faced controversy in recent weeks. The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ), the umbrella organization…
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What A Twist: Mom Air Turns Out To Be Art Project All Along
To the surprise of—well, someone, we suppose—the mind behind Mom Air has announced that the whole thing is, indeed, and has been an art project all along. As reported, the Grapevine and others had suspicions that Mom Air—which bears a strikingly similar…
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New “Budget Airline” Probably Performance Art, Attracts Attention Of Lawyer
The Grapevine and other media outlets received a press release yesterday announcing the creation of a new budget airline called Mom Air. As can be seen, the logo and colour scheme for the airline bears a very close resemblance to the logo…
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Airline Recap: A Game Of Business
In March, WOW Air ceased operations after a long, tedious and public financial struggle. The question of how the tourism industry would handle the closure lingered in the air, with many expecting the industry to take a heavy blow. However, while the…
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Hesitation Surrounds Investment In Play
The newly announced low-cost airline, Play, is reportedly having a hard time getting Icelandic money into their company. Early this March, Iceland’s only budget airline, “ WOW air”, announced bankruptcy, leaving hundreds without jobs and the Keflavík airport full of stranded tourists.…
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Chinese Airlines Vying For Iceland
Chinese airline Juneyao Air has plans to begin flights to Iceland in the spring, Fréttablaðið reports. The company is scheduled to fly from the city of Shanghai to Iceland with a visit to Helsinki up to three times a week. The airline…
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WOW Air’s Revival Raises More Questions Than Answers
Earlier this year, the Icelandic Tourist Board released numbers that suggested the country’s lengthy tourism boom may be over. This was followed by an Arion Bank report that estimated that the dearly departed WOW Air was bringing in roughly 40% of tourists…
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WOW Air – The Spectacular Crash Of The Purple Airline
WOW Air has ceased to operate after a long and tiring battle with its debt collectors for almost 12 months. Incredibly, the shareholder took over the operation yesterday, Wednesday, and it appeared that the company was out of the woods. But this…
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Future Of WOW Air Hangs In The Balance
WOW Air’s continued existence is now in a state of uncertainty, and even Iceland’s Parliament is exploring their options for how to save the airline. Talks between Icelandair Group and WOW Air over a possible takeover broke down last Sunday, leaving the…
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Air Iceland Connect Cuts Flights To North Iceland And To Britain
Local airline company Air Iceland Connect, better known for its overpriced domestic flights, will soon stop flying directly from Keflavík to Akureyri, in the north of Iceland, as well as to and from Britain. Air Iceland Connect has provided flights from the…
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Breaking News: Eruption Confirmed At Holuhraun
The Icelandic Met Office has confirmed an eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull. This is further backed up by the Míla live-feed where the eruption is visible in the distance. According to Iceland’s Civil Protection Authority the lava is making its way to the…
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Air Berlin Cancel Flight To Iceland
Air Berlin decided to cancel a flight to Iceland yesterday even though the state of emergency has been called off, reports RÚV. According to Sigþór Kristinn Skúlasson, CEO of Airport Associates, the airline feared that the plane might get stuck in Iceland in…
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EasyJet Offering More Flights To And From Iceland
Budget airline easyJet announced at a press conference today that the company will increase its flights to and from Iceland in the coming year. Commercial manager Ali Gayward said the airline will fly to eight destinations from Reykjavík, with new flights to…