Akureyri is my old home town. I have not lived there for several years though. There have been numerous attempts at establishing scheduled international flights out of AEY that have failed. This time it's a fully local initative so maybe that means it is more likely that they stick with it. The loca...
Jump to postSad incident in Iceland yesterday. A Cessna 172 with four persons on board went missing around noon yesterday. The plane was doing a scenic flight with tourists around lake Þingvallavatn, east of Reykjavík, but did not return on the scheduled time. An extensive search has been ongoing but nothing h...
Jump to postSad incident in Iceland yesterday. A Cessna 172 with four persons on board went missing around noon yesterday. The plane was doing a scenic flight with tourists around lake Þingvallavatn, east of Reykjavík, but did not return on the scheduled time. An extensive search has been ongoing but nothing ha...
Jump to postI have never cared for the gold in the current livery. It's ok to look at by itself but it has no connection to Iceland and was only introduced to make the 1980s brand more "classy", yet the on-board product has never really justified that. It was all empty marketing hubris. So I don't agr...
Jump to postThey can definitely learn from WOW, who had a successful US operation with BWI, BOS, and EWR; then tried to expand to every municipality and got too big for its britches. Yup, they seemed to make the same mistake as Norwegian and over expanded. Ordering the A330neo and flying to India being good ex...
Jump to postI think the question is more is the travel industry ready for this. Many restaurants and hotels that are now experiencing more guests can't keep up with the demand because they laid off so many people. Previous employees have found other jobs or moved on and can't be replaced immediately. Who knows...
Jump to postI am very confused, Iceland has said they will only open to vaccinated Americans on April 6. But someone at The Points Guy already went there. What is going on? https://thepointsguy.com/news/what-to-expect-iceland-travel/ The word 'April" does not appear in this document. Didn't read the whole...
Jump to postWhat an ugly livery, especially if you compare it to FI. It's a shame to see the last remains of the old FÍ logo being phased out. They had already butchered the brand with the absurd name change in 2017 which was the most out-of-touch act of marketing hubris that I have ever seen. Full integration...
Jump to postThe first Air Iceland Dash-8 has been rebranded into a hybrid Icelandair livery https://scontent.fosl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/162072542_4214601631884459_8952124651762142581_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=o_0nNFBsH-0AX_lPbO-&_nc_ht=scontent.fosl1-1.fna&oh=9669...
Jump to postI am fairly optimistic that aviation will spring back quicker than most people are thinking. In just a few months time from now, most Western countries will cross over from a situation of vaccine scarcity to having more available vaccines than there are willing takers in the adult population. The go...
Jump to post2020 Traffic numbers from Iceland:
Passengers:
Keflavík (KEF): 1 373 971 (-81.0%)
Reykjavík (RKV): 164 716 (-53.1%)
Akureyri (AEY): 80 951 (-56.1%)
Egilstadir (EGS): 47 876 (-43.0%)
Other airports: 34 549 (-56.0%)
TOTAL: 1 702 063 (-78.6%)
Cargo and mail (tons):
Keflavík (KEF): 49 220 (-9.8%)
I am very skeptical of these sorts of partnerships. It is often the case that no actual money changes hands in these sorts of deals. What the little known startup gets out of it is publicity by being associated with a big brand and meanwhile the big established company gets "green" publici...
Jump to postWell the subway system in Stockholm are a tourist attraction of sorts due to all the art decoration so I wouldn't say that he is that far off. https://www.visitstockholm.com/art-in-the-subway/guided-tours/ https://happiestoutdoors.ca/stockholm-subway-art/ https://www.tripadvisor.se/Attraction_Revie...
Jump to postI can't believe there are actually people on this forum that took this seriously. It had spoof written all over it. And even the topic title was changed... :bigthumbsup: Someone should probably change that back... for all the people who only read headlines. I'll admit it was a pretty funny and well...
Jump to postHave they hinted at what they will replace them with,once traffic starts picking up and since the 737MAX future is very uncertain? There have been rumours about an A321neo order, but at the moment, who knows? https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1440641 There really isn't any oth...
Jump to postThe latest development is this weird story is that Ballarin's offer for Icelandair shares was rejected, supposedly on the grounds of doubt about her ability to finance the purchase.
Jump to postKEF July: 131.611 -84,4% Transfer is down -98,7%, so it is mainly local traffic that is showing a small sign of recovery The breakdown by nationality of departing passengers reveals that Danes were the most common visitors, followed by Germans. Both Denmark and Germany or on the list of "safe&...
Jump to postThe major problem is getting out of the MAX leases (FI took delivery of five B38Ms and one B39M; 4 of the six are under sale-leaseback leases and the other two are under JOLCO leases.) That said, I could see FI renegotiating the remaining MAX orders for 4-5 B788 aircraft and possibly the two Boeing...
Jump to postKEF has had a dedicated footpath into the town of Keflavík for a few years now, it's like 20-30 minute walk to the edge of town. It was possible to go by foot before but it was a rather unappealing route on the shoulder of a road with fast traffic.
Jump to postNew WOW Air website is up: https://wowair.com Oh god. This is the DC based one. Ok I’m done. So PLAY is basically dead. All they've been doing is posting pictures on their social media accounts while saying "Have you signed up for our 1,000 ticket giveaway". PLAY is not dead officially. T...
Jump to postNew WOW Air website is up: https://wowair.com It's hard to really pin down what this is all about. Months of silence and then suddenly a website with a heavy focus on cargo and the revelation of strange Russia links. Whatever the plan is, it certainly isn't (and probably never was) a resurrection o...
Jump to postSomewhat related: AMS will have 3 separate passenger levels on the new A-pier. - Shengen departures and arrivals; - Non-Shengen departures and 'safe' Non-Schengen arrivals; - Non-Shengen 'unsafe' arrivals. https://zwartlicht.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/712-A-pier-schiphol-doorsnede-scaled.jpg Aga...
Jump to postThe layoffs of 2000 employees at Icelandair include 421 pilots, 897 cabin crew and 133 mechanics. After these layoffs (if they all come to effect after a three month notice period) Icelandair will employ a total of 26 pilots and 43 cabin crew and even most of the remaining staff are working reduced ...
Jump to postIcelandair lays off 2000 of its staff. That's the majority of the remaining staff although I don't know exactly how many remain.
Jump to postIcelandic business newspaper Viðskiptablaðið has some sources saying that Icelandair may end up cutting its fleet down by more than half, perhaps as small as 12 aircraft. Of course, all long term plans have been severely disrupted at most airlines in the world. I wonder what this means for Ielandair...
Jump to postNo, it has not been reduced because the Court of justice of the EU has not provided any judicial decision yet, at least not to my knowledge. As for border checks between Denmark and Germany, and Denmark and Sweden we all know these have been place for years now, and we all know they are in breach w...
Jump to postNo, it has not been reduced because the Court of justice of the EU has not provided any judicial decision yet, at least not to my knowledge. As for border checks between Denmark and Germany, and Denmark and Sweden we all know these have been place for years now, and we all know they are in breach w...
Jump to postThat's ridiculous No it isn't, Spain talks about keeping it's borders closed for the upcoming summer season. Indeed, until a vaccine comes online we will keep this lock-down or at least an intelligent lock-down. Tourism is especially non-essential thingy. ...which in my opinion is not legally possi...
Jump to postA interim report is out about this incident: http://www.rnsa.is/media/4633/interim-r ... ikf-r1.pdf
The result is basically that a wrong sized nut was in the landing gear that failed.
SAS will operate a rescue flight for Danes stranded in Peru in cooperation with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 2nd. Schedule: SK7031 LIM-CPH 11:30-08:00+1. No details on type of Aircraft but I'm pretty sure it'll be on one the A350s. Yes. SE-RSB will fly this trip. Schedule for out...
Jump to postIcelandair lays off 260 employees, reduces hours for 92% of remaining staff and cuts wages for remaining full time staff by 20%. Executives take a 25-30% pay cut.
https://www.ruv.is/frett/vid-aetlum-okk ... num-thetta
Only 10 departures from KEF today as operations keep decreasing day from day. Five of those are UK-bound on Icelandair, easyJet and BA. The only flight to North America that remains on schedule is Boston.
Jump to postGreenland is shutting down all aviation, both domestic and international, for two weeks.
Jump to postIceland remains one of very few countries in Europe to not have put in place any sort of formal travel restrictions. Residents in Iceland are required to go into home-quarantine when returning from most impacted areas but tourists have been free to come as they please. We will presumably be a part o...
Jump to postIcelandair had 8 scheduled flights to the US today. Only 2 of these (MSP, MCO) have been cancelled while JFK, EWR, IAD, BOS, ORD, SEA are on time.
Jump to postI presume that Icelandair is being impacted by this travel restriction due to the Coronavirus a lot more than the mainland Europe carriers, as a large part of their business model is connecting passengers from the US and Canada to Europe. And, Iceland is part of the Schengen Area, so going to Icela...
Jump to postTrue AF the company is still allowed to fly to the US. However, AF pilots and cabin crew are not.... Hence AF is cancelling all US flights. Even today (just before the ban starts) they are refusing to fly outbound passengers to the US as they won’t be able to fly them back... Is this actually confi...
Jump to postToday, there have been three diagnosed cases in Iceland of COVID19 infections that are imported FROM the United States. He's doing everyone a solid then? I guess. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the tables turn completely over the next weeks and the US takes over the role of the global COVID19 ...
Jump to postToday, there have been three diagnosed cases in Iceland of COVID19 infections that are imported FROM the United States.
Jump to postIcelandair will continue flying to the US after Friday but in limited capacity. New York, Chicago, Washington and Seattle will continue while Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, Orlando are cancelled.
Jump to post-Cabin cleaning. Someone posted a video of how seriously Qatar Airways is taking cabin cleaning. However, if you look well, they are using a cabin cleaner that is not a disinfectant but a detergent. So instead of disinfecting the cabin, they might actually be spreading germs all over the place. Not...
Jump to postEBiafore99 wrote:I believe January 2019 numbers include WOW, as WOW collapsed in March 2019. That could also be a reason for the disparity.
The unusually stormy weather in January probably had a big impact. Winter is not over yet as there is a severe storm expected this Friday and Icelandair is already offering free rebooking as they are expecting some disruption. The Coronavirus outbreak might have some effect as well as January has be...
Jump to postA lot of airlines are choosing the A321NEO/NEOLR to replace their 757s, all of which are more than 15 years old now. I see Icelandair choosing the A321NEO to replace their 757s, in...I would say the middle of the 20s. Even before the grounding of the MAX, ordering it was a mistake. Icelandair shoul...
Jump to postI suspect it's weather-related. Current METAR: BIKF 071700Z 13042G58KT 6000 -RA BR SCT009 BKN013 BKN039 06/06 Q0965. Those winds are insane. It may have something to do with it but according to the passengers on board, there was nothing unusual about the initial touch on the ground. They did not fe...
Jump to postAccording to this article, which I wasn't able to find in English, Play will first fly to the following cities : Paris London Berlin Alicante Tenerife Copenhagen https://www.air-journal.fr/2019-11-11-islande-la-nouvelle-low-cost-play-ira-entre-autres-a-paris-5216188.html Flying to Alicante and Tene...
Jump to postI think a great list of destinations for Summer 2020 from KEF would be. BWI DTW YYZ YUL TXL FRA AMS LGW BRU CDG BCN WAW DUB I agree. They should fly to YYZ and YUL. Wow was able to fly daily to YUL, often on A321, so the passenger demand was probably there. And as opposed to the US with Norwegian, ...
Jump to postIcelandair is starting to ferry their 737MAX to Spain today. TF-ICN and TF-ICO are taking off from KEF right now. According to media they will be going to Lleida in Catalonia, Spain but FR24 is showing Shannon as their destination.
Jump to postI don't think it has been mentioned before, but WOW's liquidators apparently canceled their contracts with Ballarin/Oasis Aviation in late July due to failed payments: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2019/07/29/ballarin_s_contract_canceled/ If this information is still up-to-date, it would ...
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