Icelandair traffic data June 2022: 431,000 passengers
In June 2022, the total number of Icelandair’s passengers continued to increase and was 431,000 compared to 94,000 in June 2021 and 316,000 in...
Icelandair reopens route to Helsinki Airport from Reykjavik
Icelandair reopened the direct route from Helsinki Airport to Reykjavik on April 2, 2022. Passengers departing from Helsinki Airport will once again be able...
Icelandair introduces a new livery
Icelandair is introducing a new livery with new colors drawn from Icelandic nature, including the beloved northern lights: "this is the first time the...
Icelandair and JetBlue further expand codeshare partnership
Icelandair has announced a further expansion of its codeshare with JetBlue to offer customers more ways to book and connect their travel between the...
Icelandair introduces Summer 2022 schedule and adds four new destinations
Icelandair has introduced its summer schedule for 2022, adding four destinations to the route network: Rome (Italy), Nice (France), Alicante (Spain) and Montreal, Canada....
Woman who tested positive for COVID self-isolates in airplane toilet
A passenger on an Icelandair flight between Chicago, United States and Reykjavik, Iceland tested positive for COVID on 19 December. Enough for her to...
Icelandair opens route from Iceland to Narsarsuaq, Greenland
Innovation South Greenland's efforts to provide air connections to South Greenland have succeeded. On April 1, Icelandair opens a route between Iceland and Narsarsuaq."It...
Icelandair announces a new seasonal service: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Icelandair announces new seasonal service from its newest North American gateway: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (RDU) to Reykjavik, Iceland. The new route will operate four...
JetBlue and Icelandair expand codeshare to ease connections between North America and Europe
JetBlue’s code now available on seven routes to Europe with option to stopover in Iceland to enhance the journey
JetBlue announced it is expanding its...
Pride Month brings Icelandair Pride Flight
It's August, and that means Iceland is again celebrating diversity and equality. The rainbow flags are out and proud, decorating various businesses and institutions across the...
Air Iceland Connect to merge into Icelandair
Icelandair Group has announced today that it will unite its domestic and international aviation services under the same brand. From next Tuesday, Air Iceland...
UPDATE: Icelandair Boeing 767 has landed in Antarctica
On the evening of 24 February, an Icelandair Boeing 767-300ER passenger jet registered TF-ISN took off from Keflavik Airport (Iceland) with destination Antarctica, in...
Icelandair will not fire its flight attendants and replace them with pilots
Icelandair has decided not to permanently fire each of its flight attendants and replace them with pilots after the airline managed to sign a...
Icelandair fires all cabin crew members while pilots will ensure onboard safety
As previously announced, Icelandair has been negotiating with the Icelandic Cabin Crew Association (FFI) on a new long-term collective-bargaining agreement for the company’s cabin...
airBaltic and Icelandair announce codeshare agreement
Icelandair and airBaltic have signed a codeshare agreement that opens new markets for the carriers by allowing them to sell and issue airline tickets...
Icelandair Group slashes 2,000 jobs
Icelandair Group is taking extensive measures to get through an extended period of minimum operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, including a considerable reduction...
Icelandair Group signs an agreement with DB Schenker on cargo flights between China and Europe
Icelandair Group and DB Schenker have signed an agreement regarding 45 cargo flights between Shanghai in China and Munich in Germany, transporting medical equipment...
Icelandair Boeing 757 suffers main gear collapse after landing at very stormy Keflavik Airport, Iceland
On 7 February, an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIA) operated flight FI529 between Berlin Tegel, Germany and Keflavik Airport, Iceland. During landing in very stormy weather,...
Icelandair Cargo signs agreement with FedEx and TNT, with a significant frequency increase at Liege Airport
Icelandair Cargo has signed a three-year agreement with FedEx and TNT for handling all their shipments to and from Iceland, starting early next year.Following...
Further changes to Icelandair’s flight schedule due to suspension of Boeing 737 MAX – 45 pilots dismissed
Icelandair has made changes to its flight schedule until 15 September 2019 as it is expected that the suspension of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft...