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Icelandair takes off from Glasgow

Icelandair re-launches its service from Glasgow today, 27 August with two flights per week to/from Iceland. Flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays. Then on 25 September, flights will increase to four flights per week operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Icelandair increases flights from Glasgow and Manchester

Icelandair has announced increased services from Glasgow and Manchester to Iceland and Icelandair’s connecting North American destinations from 25 September 2009.

Icelandair announces services to Brussels

Icelandair will start services to and from Brussels in June 2010. Two flights a week, on Mondays and Fridays are planned.

Icelandair reports improved punctuality and baggage delivery

The Association of European Airlines has released data on the baggage-delivery and punctuality performance of its members for Winter 2008/9 (November-March). 28 AEA member airlines contributed punctuality data, and 26 baggage data, to the data collection which is unique in the aviation sector as a voluntary consumer-information exercise.

Iceland Airwaves 2009 to rock Reykjavik

The world’s coolest music festival and party is set to rock Reykjavik for five days from 14 – 18 October.

Visit the Blue Lagoon with Icelandair

To celebrate the arrival of the midnight sun, Icelandair is offering its popular Iceland City Break package including a free visit to the Blue Lagoon.

Food and Fun Festival – A smorgasbord of delights

The most juicy Food & Fun festival ever is taking place in Reykjavík, Iceland from February 20th to the 25th. A star studded roundup of chefs from around the globe will prepare mouth-watering delicacies from fresh, local ingredients at fifteen of the best restaurants in the city.

Icelandair shifts North-Atlantic focus

Icelandair will shift the focus of its North-Atlantic operations next year. Scheduled flights to Toronto will start in May, while Baltimore will be taken out of the network this winter.

30% of Icelandair passengers use self service in Iceland

This year the use of the Icelandair self service kiosks in Keflavik has increased rapidly. Right now a third of passengers use one of the 18 self service kiosks to check-in.

Icelandair introduces one way fares from the UK

To mark its seventieth anniversary, Icelandair has introduced one-way fares to Iceland from its three UK gateways. The airline offers up to 21 departures each week to Iceland from London Heathrow, Glasgow and Manchester, with one-way fares on sale now from £70* including taxes.

Save on summer city breaks to Iceland

Icelandair Holidays (icelandair.co.uk) is offering savings of up to £120 per person on July city breaks booked online before 29th July. The ‘summer sizzler’ package costs from £319 per person, and includes return flights from Heathrow or Glasgow, taxes and two nights B&B accommodation at the four star Nordica Hotel.

Icelandair begins Toronto service

Icelandair commemorated its first flight between Iceland and Toronto on May 2, 2008. With up to five flights weekly, this service marks the extension of Icelandair's service into Canada under the Open Skies agreement between the Canadian government and Iceland.

Icelandair soars on the silver screen

An Icelandair Boeing 757 will make its screen debut alongside superstar Brendan Fraser and Icelandic newcomer Anita Briem in New Line Cinema’s summer blockbuster Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D. The movie is based on Jules Verne’s sci-fi masterpiece, in which Snaefellsjökull glacier in Iceland conceals the secret entrance to the center of the Earth.

Icelandair offers horse festival tickets online

Landsmót is the Icelandic name for the biannual National Horse Show of Iceland, the world’s biggest event involving the popular Icelandic horse. The schedule represents the pinnacle of excellence in the handling and breeding of Icelandic horses.

Icelandic culture, comfort and service

More personal comfort, state-of-the-art entertainment and Icelandic cultural flavour are three of Icelandair’s guiding lights for improving your in-flight experience in the year 2008.

Internet check-in available through icelandair.is

From today, Icelandair passengers can check themselves in on the Internet for all flights from Iceland. The self check-in service is available up to 22 hours before departure on the icelandair.is website.

Dive into Iceland

To celebrate the season and the fact that the pound is nearly 50% stronger against the Icelandic Krona than last winter, Icelandair invites the UK to Dive into Iceland with a £199 City Break, the lowest priced package offered by Icelandair this year. It makes an ideal Christmas present and features return flights from London Heathrow or Manchester to Reykjavik, 3 nights hotel accommodation and entrance into Laugardalslaug, Reykjavik’s largest thermal pool complex.

Icelandair to reduce Glasgow operations

Icelandair has taken the decision to reduce its winter operation from Glasgow to Iceland during winter 08/09 with no flights from 4 December to 28 December and 8 January 2009 to 22 March 2009. The 30 December 2008 and 4 January 2009 flights will remain in the schedule to accommodate New Year’s Eve travellers.

Change is in the air with Icelandair

As a part of the exciting changes happening at Icelandair, the airline has announced the launch of its new website, and stepping on board the updated aircraft, passengers will also notice new ergonomically designed seats with personal in-flight entertainment systems, a roomier interior with a new look and a sleeker more comfortable approach to transatlantic travel.

Icelandair invites sick children to amusement park

Icleandair invited almost one hundred children with cancer illnesses to the biggest Nordic amusement park with their families. Icelandair´s Boeing 757 airplane and crew, which volunteered their work that day, waited at the airport while the children and their families enjoyed themselves at the park.

Loving Iceland in 2009

With its erupting geysers, magical lava landscapes and majestic glaciers there is a lot to love about Iceland and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Icelandair wants to share the love with its Loving Iceland City Break for only £225.

High fashion for Icelandair cabin crew

Because we all know “the clothes make the man” (and women, certainly as well), Icelandair has put a lot of thought into dressing its crew. “It’s quite a challenge to create a good uniform,” says Einarsdóttir. “The people who wear them ought to feel good in terms of both comfort and design.”

Test your taste buds during Iceland’s Viking food challenge

Iceland’s most notorious delicacy hákarl (rotten shark) may have made Gordon Ramsay’s stomach turn on the The F-Word but curious foodies can sample some for themselves from January 25 – February 23, 2009 during Thorrablot - Iceland’s annual mid-winter Viking feast.

Icelandair to fly to Stavanger and Dusseldorf

Icelandair is in the process of introducing the Company’s new schedule for next summer. Icelandair will fly to 23 destinations with a schedule featuring up to 136 flights per week. New features include regular flights to Stavanger in Norway and Dusseldorf in Germany, while flights to Orlando in Florida will be suspended next summer. The frequency of flights to Toronto in Canada will be increased, but on the whole the flight schedule will be reduced from last summer.

Icelandic Glacial takes to the skies

Icelandic Glacial, the world’s leading CarbonNeutral certified bottled water, announced this month that it has signed an exclusive 2 year deal with Iceland’s national airline, Icelandair.

Icelandair announces flights to Seattle

Icelandair has announced a scheduled service between London Heathrow to Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) starting July 22, 2009. Flights will connect via Reykjavik, allowing passengers the option to stopover in Iceland at no additional airfare.

Icelandair recognised for online achievements

Icelandair won the Best Sales and Service Website Award at the Icelandic Web Awards.

Here comes the sun – and the whales!

Spring is on its way to Iceland, heralding the return of long daylight hours and whale watching. To celebrate, Icelandair has dropped the price of its Iceland City Break by £20 and is now offering the package from £219*. In addition, the popular Whale Watching special returns in April with a price from £239*.

Icelandair temporarily suspends Glasgow service

Due to the current economic conditions and a projected decrease in passenger traffic, Icelandair will temporarily suspend service from Glasgow from 26th March 2009 until 27th August 2009, with the exception of the Easter period flights on 9th and 12th April. Following the suspension, service will resume with two flights a week to Iceland, connecting onwards to six North American destinations.

Icelandair announces special Glasgow service

Icelandair has announced a new service from Glasgow to Iceland and Icelandair’s connecting North American destinations from 27th August to 8th November 2009. There will be two flights per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, making it easy for passengers to enjoy a four day weekend in Iceland.

Iceland - Land of the midnight run

For those suffering from marathon withdrawal after Sunday’s London Marathon, Iceland has the perfect cure. Offering three races catering to different types of runners, Iceland and its clean air is a runner’s paradise.