PLAY celebrated its first flight to Athens in Greece on June 2.
This marks a historic moment in Icelandic aviation history as the first time that direct scheduled flights are operated between Iceland and Athens.
The demand for flights to this historic city has exceeded expectations since ticket sales were launched.
As a result, PLAY has decided to prolong its Athens-schedule to January 2024.
Icelandair has added summer seasonal flights to Detroit. The first flight from Keflavik (KEF) to Detroit (DTW) was operated on May 18.
The service will be operated four days a week until late October.
Detroit Metro Airport issued this statement and photos:
Icelandair on May 18 officially launched nonstop, seasonal service from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Reykjavík, Iceland. Flight 872 is scheduled to depart the Motor City for Keflavík International Airport (KEF) four times a week at 8:30pm with arrival in Iceland the following morning at 6:30am.
Return flight 873 will depart Iceland bound for Michigan at 4:55pm, arriving the same day at Detroit Metropolitan Airport at 7:20pm. Flights operate through October 30, 2023 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays utilizing a 160-seat Boeing 737 MAX.
The flight time from DTW to Iceland is approximately six hours, with connections available at Icelandair’s Keflavík hub to more than 25 destinations in Iceland, Greenland, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Continental Europe. Icelandair passengers can also take a Stopover in Iceland for up to 7 nights at no additional airfare, en route to their final destination.
Top Copyright Photo: Icelandair Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 TF-ICE (msn 44353) SEA (Joe G. Walker). Image: 956836.
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United Airlines will not restart the seasonal Newark – Keflavik (Reykjavik) on May 12, 2023 as previously planned.
The summer season route was suppose to operate through October 27, 2023.
The carrier will still seasonally serve Iceland through its Chicago O’Hare hub.
Icelandair will continue to serve the Newark route.
Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 757-224 WL N19136 (msn 29285) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 959897.
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