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  • Stranded Air Travelers, One Traffic Fatality, Over Last Weekend

    Stranded Air Travelers, One Traffic Fatality, Over Last Weekend

    It was a frustrating weekend for those attempting to drive to, and those landing in, Keflavík International Airport this past weekend. Unfortunately, severe weather conditions resulted in one traffic fatality on the road leading to the airport. Some 4,000 people were left…

  • Mass Whale Rescue in Reykjanes

    Mass Whale Rescue in Reykjanes

    A second mass whale stranding in three weeks occurred Friday on Southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula. The stranding happened on the rocky coast of Garður, the northernmost town of the peninsula, after  50 to 70 pilot whales were spotted close to shore near…

  • VIDEO: Stranded WOW Air Passengers At Keflavík Airport Speak Out

    VIDEO: Stranded WOW Air Passengers At Keflavík Airport Speak Out

    In the wake of WOW Air suddenly cancelling all their flights, we went to Keflavík International Airport to talk with stranded passengers trying to get home. The long-struggling airline has now shuttered its doors for good, but in the early morning hours…