Icelandair

Icelandair started operations in 1937 and has flown a wide variety of aircraft over its long history. “We’re slow but we’re low” was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20-something passengers to Luxembourg on DC-8s, with an obligatory stop in Iceland. Today, Icelandair is the flag carrier airline of Iceland, headquartered at Keflavík International Airport near the capital city Reykjavik. Iceland’s unique geographical position provides Icelandair with significant strategic advantages making Iceland the perfect connecting hub between Europe and North America. Icelandair serves four markets – to, from, via and within Iceland. The aircraft depart to Europe early in the morning and return to Iceland in the afternoon. They depart to North America late afternoon arriving there early evening and return to Iceland at the dawn of the next day, just in time to depart again for Europe. 

Icelandair has introduced its summer schedule for 2022, in total, the airline will offer direct flights to 43 international destinations: 29 in Europe and 14 in North America.

Icelandair has Year-round destinations and Seasonal destinations:

• Year-round destinations: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, London, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, Boston, New York, Seattle, Washington, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Tenerife, Nuuk and Kulusuk.

• Seasonal destinations: Rome, Nice, Montreal, Alicante, Raleigh-Durham, Bergen, Billund, Hamburg, Geneva, Brussels, Minneapolis, Vancouver, Portland, Anchorage, Baltimore, Milan, Madrid, Salzburg, Orlando, Ilulissat and Narsarsuaq.

Icelandair has a flexible Boeing fleet that marries commonalities with varying sizes and capabilities. The mix of aircraft is perfectly suited to serve Icelandair’s international route network, which is designed around the unique geographical location of Iceland as a connecting hub between Europe and North America. 

Icelandair’s fleet in 2022 is still dominated by the Boeing 757. The airline operated a fleet of 41 aircraft with an additional 5 aircraft planned or on order: it has 21 Boeing 757-200 and two Boeing 757-300 aircraft in use (as of January 2022, according to fleet data from planespotters.net). It also operates four Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, six Boeing 737 MAX 8 and three Boeing 737 MAX 9s.

• Boeing 757s offer long-range and versatility, making them ideal for US West Coast and Canada operations. 
   
• Boeing 767s offer a high passenger load along with great cargo capacity into high-density markets in Europe and on the US East Coast.
   
• Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737 MAX 9 are the latest additions to the Icelandair fleet. These aircraft combine less fuel use, less noise and an innovative redesign of the aircraft cabin. 
   
• The only other aircraft in the fleet is the Dash 8. Icelandair has five Dash 8-200, and two Dash 8-400 aircraft leased into the fleet.

Icelandair offers three booking classes: Economy Light, Economy, and Saga Class. Free meals are only available in Saga Class, and a buy on board service is provided for the Economy classes.

Icelandair has received the 3-Star Airline rating from SKYTRAX for the quality of its airport and onboard product and staff service. Product rating includes seats, amenities, food & beverages, IFE, cleanliness etc, and service rating is for both cabin staff and ground staff.