Icelandair
Icelandair is the national carrier of Iceland and is based at Keflavik International Airport. The airline is part of the Icelandair Group, a publicly-traded travel company based in Reyjavik. The airline aims to leverage Iceland’s...
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Icelandair, Air Iceland Connect to integrate networks
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The Air Iceland Connect brand will be phased later out this month.
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Routes Reconnected Q&A: Keflavik keen to return as link between North America and Europe
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Iceland's largest airport is taking steps to bring all of its pre-COVID airlines back to Reykjavik.
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Icelandair outlines summer schedule
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Total seat capacity is expected to be about 25-30% less than summer 2019, with COVID-19 still causing severe restrictions in many of its destinations.
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Over 100 of the world’s leading airlines to attend Routes Reconnected
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Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route...
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Recovery Tracker: Finnair, IAG, Emirates and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Icelandair and airBaltic to codeshare
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The flag-carriers of Iceland and Latvia have signed an agreement that opens new markets for both airlines.
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2018 in review - part two: World Routes in China, Primera Air’s demise, SIA launches furthest flight, and the busiest air routes in the world
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The second part of our review of 2018 features World Routes taking place in Guangzhou; the failure of European leisure operator Primera Air;...
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Budget airline specialist to back Wow after Icelandair abandons deal
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Just hours after Icelandair called off its takeover of fellow Icelandic airline Wow air, the parent of US carrier Frontier Airlines has agreed in...
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Icelandair scraps takeover of Wow
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Icelandair's planned takeover of low-cost carrier Wow air has been cancelled, with the interim president of Iceland’s flag carrier saying the...
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Icelandair agrees to buy rival WOW
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Icelandair has agreed to buy Skúli Mogensen's low-cost rival WOW air in an all share deal.
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Icelandair faces competition concerns as CEO departs
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Fierce competition from low-cost carriers means Icelandair is under increasing pressure to protect its place in the market.
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Route rundown: ANR-BHX, KEF-SFO, DXB-SAW
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This week: VLM Airlines, Icelandair and Emirates are each set to resume routes previously operated.
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2017 in review - part two: Monarch dethroned, easyJet's expansion, Willie Walsh and ten years of A380 flight
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Routesonline looks back at an eventful second half of 2017 which included the 23rd World Routes taking place in Barcelona, the failures of Monarch...
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Routes most-read - our top stories of 2017
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What were Routesonline readers most interested in this year? We reveal our list of the most-read stories throughout 2017.
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How Icelandair aims to tackle Norwegian’s transatlantic ambitions, Keflavík capacity crunch and fleet renewal
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Icelandair's Einar Pall Tomasson explains how the airline is responding to aggressive transatlantic competition from the likes of Norwegian and WOW...
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Chicago's airports to "aggressively" pursue new airlines
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The city's "bold tourism goal" of 55 million visitors by 2020 means a renewed focus on new services.
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Routes Europe co-host celebrates as Icelandair route takes off
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Belfast City Airport in "hugely exciting period" after hosting event
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Routes Europe helps Icelandair introduce year-round Vancouver service
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Icelandair has announced the increase of its seasonal service between Vancouver International Airport and Keflavik International Airport to...
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Air Iceland delivers further UK reach to Icelandair connection model
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The new Belfast City route will commence from June 1, 2017 and will be operated using a 72-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop. It will operate...
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Icelandair welcomes its industry independence to grow network feed
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Icelandair will launch a new route to Philadelphia on May 30, 2017, initially as a summer-only route through to September 20, 2017, although it is...