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Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 reg. TF-ICN departing from Keflavik first time after grounding // Source: Mārtiņš Zaķis

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Icelandair 737 MAX was damaged in Keflavik due to wind gust

Boeing 737 MAX of Icelandair was damaged at Keflavik Airport on the evening 16.November on the gate near the Leif Eiríksson terminal building, local newspaper reports Víkurfréttir with reference to…

Transavia Boeing 737-800NG in Akureyri in May 2019 // Source: Akureyri airport

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How Iceland pays airlines for tourists

Iceland tries to invite more tourists to the other parts of the country besides the capital region. For this national airport operator Isavia together with public-private business partnership Islandstofa launch…

Keflavik airport terminal // Source: Isavia

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Keflavik expects up to 8 million passengers in 2024

Isavia’s new summary of the possible number of passengers at Keflavík Airport over the next three years shows that if the most optimistic forecasts come true, more passengers could pass…

SAS airlines Boeing 767-383ER reg. LN-RCE ("Aase Viking") refuelling in Keflavik before return to Europe because of the closure of New York airpsace on 11 September 2001 // Srouce: Ásgeir Sigurðsson

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Keflavik airport on 11.September 2001

20 years ago on Tuesday, 11.September 2001 dozens of planes were flying across the Atlantic between Europe and America. After the crash of the hijacked aircraft in World Trade Center…

Isavia HQ in Reykjavik airport // Source: Isavia

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Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers prepare five strikes

A proposal for five independent strikes was approved by a large majority among air traffic controllers at a meeting yesterday morning, MBL reported. The results of the referendum were presented…

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Air traffic controllers fired on suspicion of rape

Two air traffic controllers have been fired from Isavia’s subsidiary, Isavia ANS, on suspicion of raping a student in air traffic control, Visir reported. The two men were fired last…

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10 000 passengers in one day passed through Keflavík Airport first time for the last 15 monts

Isavia press-release On Saturday, July 3, 10,580 people passed through Keflavík Airport. So many passengers have not passed through the airport in one day since March 13, 2020, or just…

Runway in Egilsstaðir airport // Source: Isavia

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Egilsstaðir Airport gets new asphalt on runway and taxiways

Hlaðbær Colas had received the only offer for asphalting the runway of Egilsstaðir Airport, despite the tender was advertised in the European Economic Area since May, AusturFrétt reported. The offer…

The construction site in Keflavik airport // Source: Víkufréttir

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Isavia opens 1 000 new jobs at the construction site in Keflavik airport in the summer of 2021

The ISK 12 billion increase in the state’s share capital in Isavia will ensure manpower-intensive construction in the coming months, the CEO of Isavia Sveinbjörn Indriðason told Víkurfréttir. About one…

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Isavia opens second VFR route from Reykjavik to Fagradalsfjall eruption

The new VFR route will be established for scenic flights, departing from Reykjavik’s capital airport (ICAO: BIRK) to the site of the volcanic eruption near the mountain Fagradalsfjall. The route…

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Pratham Mandloi fór sitt fyrsta einflug í dag á TF-TWO, vel gert! 💪🙌 ... See MoreSee Less

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Vel gert. Ég óska honum gæfu og gengis alla tíð.

Bravo Pratham 👏, Paresh Mandloi

3 days ago

Winter has arrived in Reykjavik #BirkTogether with snowfall has arrived Eagle Air BAE JetStream 32 #TforA, captain Sigurdur Egill Sigurdsson performed the landing.BIRK 291700Z 06007KT 2100 SN VV009 M01/M02 Q1007 ... See MoreSee Less

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Looks like the Jetstream from Eagle Air

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TF-ORA. My landing

4 days ago

Photos from Keflavik International Airport's post ... See MoreSee Less

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