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Keflavik will serve 19 routes less at summer 2020 compare to previous year

Icelandair and other airlines did not manage to replace WOW air at all routes in summer schedule 2020 after the bankruptcy of the airline in March 2019, reported by Kristján…

Leifur Eiriksson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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In January Icelandic airports lost from 5 to 30 per cent of traffic

Icelandic airports continue to experience a decrease in traffic due to slowdown in the tourism sector, which was the consequence of WOW air bankruptcy. The national airport operator Isavia reported,…

How the hurricane will go through Iceland // Source: wxcharts.com

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Icelandair has cancelled 22 flights due to hurricane on Valentine’s day, 15 flights were rescheduled

Icelandic national carrier Icelandair has cancelled 22 flights to and from Keflavik (ICAO: BIKF) tomorrow, 14 of February. In addition, 15 flights were rescheduled to later times. Most of the…

Blizzard in Ísafjörður // Source: hiveminer.com

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Low visibility in Ísafjörður disrupted two flights from Reykjavik

Two planes, performing flights from Reykjavik to Ísafjörður, have diverted to the airport of origin today because of the low visibility in their destination. According to METAR at 1212Z, the…

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Keflavik experienced one third decrease of pax flow in January 2020 compare to the previous year

There were 375 723 passengers, who travelled through Keflavik airport in January 2020, Isavia stated in statistic report today. It is 29,8% less than in January 2019. Among them 159…

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Iceland will spend 200 mln ISK to research the place for a new Reykjavik airport

The Minister of Transport, Sigurdur Ingi Jóhannsson, presented to the Government an agreement with the City of Reykjavik on research into the possibility of building a new the airport in…

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Eurocontrol: Keflavik is the second among European airpors removing the most flights in 2019

The biggest airport in Iceland – Keflavik (ICAO: BIKF) – was named among main contributors to the flight decline in Eurocontrol area owing to their flows to and from. The…

Storm in Keflavik in January 2020 // Source: Rafn Sigurbjörnsson

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Snowstomrs significantly decreased the number of flights in Keflavik in January

Snowstorms, which have arrived in Iceland almost every other day from 6 to 27 January, significantly decreased the number of flights, which were served in Keflavik. The average number of…

The AIP chart for ILS Runway 19 in Akureiry // Source: Isavia

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ILS for Runway 19 in Akureiry has become available today

In 2019 Isavia has been working on the installation of ILS equipment at Akureyri Airport for Runway 19. The equipment is extremely important for international flights and was scheduled to…

WOW air Airbus A321 TF-JOY in Keflavik // Source: Grzegorz Kuriata

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Opinion: WOW air will have to collaborate with Icelandair or Play to obtain slots in Keflavik

Although the restored WOW air is scheduled to go on air in March, the company has not yet received slots at airports for flights to and from Iceland. The position…