Icelandair

For the week commencing Dec. 4, airlines serving Keflavik airport have cut 2.1% of the seats they expected to operate.

Although Icelandair is reporting record third quarter (Q3) results, its cargo business continues to face challenges and its fleet will be reduced.

The airline plans to have 10% more capacity available for summer 2024 by adding three additional Boeing 737 MAXs.

The airline will target connecting traffic from points in the US and Canada.

After almost four years without nonstop service, Delta has followed Icelandair by scheduling a route between Detroit and Reykjavik.

Detroit will become the 13th US city to receive flights during the northern summer 2023 season.

Prague is a new destination for the airline, while Barcelona returns to its network.

Bogi Nils Bogason tells Routes he sees promise in connecting second-tier US airports with second-tier European markets.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Air Greenland is also starting a new route to Denmark.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in July, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The world’s largest island is forging ahead with several airport infrastructure projects as it seeks to attract new air services.

Iceland’s flag-carrier plans to introduce scheduled flights to three new destinations in Europe, as well as restarting service to Montreal.

JetBlue will add its code on seven European routes operated by Icelandair from Iceland’s capital Reykjavik.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

Routes' latest infographic takes a closer look at Iceland's aviation market as it recovers from the double blow of losing WOW Air and then the pandemic.

The airline last served the US airport between May 2018 and January 2019 when it competed with now defunct carrier WOW Air.

The Air Iceland Connect brand will be phased later out this month.

Iceland's largest airport is taking steps to bring all of its pre-COVID airlines back to Reykjavik.

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.

Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route networks.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

The flag-carriers of Iceland and Latvia have signed an agreement that opens new markets for both airlines.

The second part of our review of 2018 features World Routes taking place in Guangzhou; the failure of European leisure operator Primera Air; Singapore Airlines regaining the crown as the operator of the world’s longest flight; and Routesonline reveals the busiest passenger air routes in the world. Plus the return of Routes Africa and Brexit uncertainty rumbles on.

Just hours after Icelandair called off its takeover of fellow Icelandic airline Wow air, the parent of US carrier Frontier Airlines has agreed in principle to invest in the low-cost carrier.