Here’s an interesting update from aviation in Iceland, and I’m not sure what exactly to make of it… Air Iceland Connect & Icelandair integration Icelandair and Air Iceland Connect are both owned by Icelandair Group: Icelandair is…
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Icelandair Cancels Tampa Flights
Having grown up in Tampa, I'm always interested in watching how the airport has grown. I remember growing up the airport's only real transatlantic flight was on British Airways to London Gatwick, though since then the airport has grown significantly.…
Hurry: Cheap Icelandair Business Class Tickets
At the moment Icelandair has some spectacular business class fares from the US and Canada to Iceland, starting at just $740 roundtrip. Now before you get too excited, Icelandair's business class isn't amazing, as it's more like domestic first class than…
Alaska Mileage Plan Increases Award Costs On Icelandair
One of the things that I love about Alaska Mileage Plan is that they have such a unique array of airline partners, and they even allow stopovers on one-way award tickets. One of Alaska's cool airline partners is Icelandair. The airlines partnered until…
Icelandair Offers Discounts To Stranded WOW Air Passengers
Earlier today I wrote about how WOW Air ceased operations effective immediately. This seemed to be long overdue. Personally I also think they went about it in a classless way -- they haven't even updated their social channels to direct passengers to…
Icelandair Acquires Major Stake In Cabo Verde Airlines
While this has been in process for a while, it's now confirmed. Icelandair Group has acquired a 51% stake in Cabo Verde Airlines, previously known as TACV. This is a process that was started last year, but the deal has just been closed between Cabo Verde…
Icelandair Cancels WOW Air Takeover
In early November it was announced that Icelandair intended to acquire WOW Air, as Icelandair entered into a share purchasing agreement to purchase all WOW Air shares. With this deal, WOW Air would receive a total of 5.4% of Icelandair Group’s shares…
WOW: Icelandair Is Acquiring WOW Air
While we've seen a massive amount of transatlantic growth lately, a lot have questioned the sustainability of it. For example: -- A few weeks ago we saw Primera Air liquidate from one day to the next -- Norwegian continues to lose money and says fares…
Icelandair & Norwegian Join TSA Pre-Check
TSA Pre-Check is one of the innovations that has made the air travel experience in the US a bit more pleasant. Those eligible for Pre-Check enjoy expedited security screening, where they don't have to take off their shoes, or take their liquids out of…
Too Much Growth, Too Quickly? Icelandair And WOW Air Both Record Losses
If you're a regular reader here at OMAAT, you'll have noticed that we write about the two biggest airlines in Iceland, Icelandair and WOW Air, regularly. That is because, especially in the last 12 months, both airlines have dramatically increased their…
Icelandair Will Manage Struggling Africa-Based Cape Verde Airlines
A few months ago, Ben wrote about how Icelandair was considering investing in struggling Portuguese airline Azores Airlines. For a country with a small population, Icelandair runs a sizeable operation and although they sometimes have poor fleet utilisation,…
Icelandair May Buy A 49% Stake In Azores Airlines
While Icelandair and Azores Airlines are from very different islands in terms of climates, they operate similar business models. Both airlines offer passengers the opportunity to fly between North America and mainland Europe with a stop at their hub…
Surprising: Icelandair Is Eliminating Economy Comfort
Icelandair just made an announcement that certainly bucks the industry trend. Generally we're seeing more and more airlines introduce premium economy. This is only natural as the size of economy seats continues to shrink, while the size of business class…
Icelandair Is Adding Flights To San Francisco As Of June 2018
Icelandair is on a roll this week. Two days ago the airline announced their first new route of 2018, as they'll begin 3x weekly seasonal flights between Iceland and Kansas City as of May 2018. Then yesterday they announced that they'll offer 4x weekly…
Icelandair Is Adding Flights To Baltimore As Of May 2018
Iceland’s two largest airlines — Icelandair and WOW Air — just can’t stop growing. They’ve been adding so many new flights to the US, using Iceland as a gateway between North America and mainland Europe. Icelandair announced several new destinations…
Icelandair Is Adding Flights To Kansas City As Of May 2018
Iceland’s two largest airlines -- Icelandair and WOW Air -- just can’t stop growing. They've been adding so many new flights to the US, using Iceland as a gateway between North America and mainland Europe. Icelandair announced several new destinations…
Review: New Icelandair Saga Lounge Keflavik Airport
Last month I flew Icelandair roundtrip from the US to Stockholm for an appearance on Sweden's biggest daytime talk show. Besides the fact that I went on TV for the second time, which made me feel too many things to describe (mainly just super thankful),…
Icelandair Introduces New Economy Light Fares
It's amazing how much the airline industry has changed over the past few years. A few years back Icelandair was one of the more limited service airlines across the Atlantic, given that they don't offer free meals or alcoholic drinks in economy. However,…
Icelandair Is Adding Flights To Dallas As Of May 2018
Iceland's two largest airlines just can't stop growing. A bit over a week ago I wrote about how WOW Air is adding 3x weekly flights between Iceland and Dallas as of May 2018. Well, they're not alone. Icelandair will also be adding 4x weekly flights between…
Icelandair Announces Their First 737 MAX Routes
Icelandair used to have a unique value proposition, as they transported passengers between the US and Western Europe via their hub in Iceland. Best of all, you can even plan a free stopover in Iceland when booking a roundtrip ticket, which is a great…
Icelandair’s Next US Destination: Cleveland
Cleveland is an airport that sort of got the short end of the stick when Continental and United merged, as it used to be a Continental hub, and up until 2009 even had nonstop service to London Heathrow. Unfortunately since then the airport hasn't had…
