Icelandair fly to Glasgow from Reykjavik

Icelandair announced new nonstop flights from Glasgow to Iceland starting 20th September 2011. The new flights will operate three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. These flights will replace the current Glasgow – Reykjavik – Manchester - Glasgow “triangle route” and connect to Icelandair’s North American destinations.

The result will be additional capacity from Glasgow, as well as quicker elapsed flying times to Icelandair’s North American destinations like Boston, New York City and Seattle. With the new flights, Icelandair will become the carrier with the fastest elapsed flying time from Glasgow to Boston, New York City (JFK), Orlando and Seattle.

Francois Bourienne, Commercial Director at Glasgow Airport, said: “Icelandair’s re-introduction of direct flights to Reykjavik is great news for our customers, as it will significantly reduce the travel time both to Iceland and onwards to North America.” He added, “Although popular, the ‘triangle route’ was not always a convenient option and Icelandair should be congratulated for recognising this and improving its service offering. I’ve every confidence it will prove successful and help boost passenger numbers.”

Icelandair is one of Iceland’s longest established companies, connecting the world and Iceland for over 70 years. Icelandair flies from the UK to Iceland with connecting service to Boston, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York City, Orlando, Seattle, Washington, DC, Halifax and Toronto.