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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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Nomination committee suggested to keep three of five Icelandair’s directors

Icelandair Group’s Annual General Meeting will be held next month. Now a special nomination committee has proposed five names on the board, reported Turisti.is. The names of Ómar Benediktsson and…

Giuseppe Cataldo has become the new Director of WOW Italy // Source: Giuseppe Cataldo

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Giuseppe Cataldo has become the new Director of WOW air in Italy

The ideologist of relaunching bankrupted Icelandic low-cost airline WOW air Michele Roosevelt Edwards has announced new top manager in her team. “WOW air proudly welcomes Giuseppe Cataldo to the WOW…

Juneyao airline's Boeing 787 Dreamliner // Source: Boeing

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Chinese Juneyao airline has postponed flights to Iceland because of coronary virus

Chinese Juneyao airline was expected in Keflavik airport on Tuesday, March 31. There were going to fly twice a week from Shaghai on Boeing 787 Dreamliner with stopover in Helsinki.…

Icelandair's plane expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers

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Icelandair’s plane experienced gear collapse in Keflavik airport (Updated 8.feb)

UPD (8.feb 23:40Z): The Aviation Herald received information that the gear of the aircraft had been replaced mid-January 2020. There was no damage to the right main gear, however, a…

Spectacular sunset in Keflavík (BIKF) and a row of Icelandair tails // Source: Łukasz Bednarski

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Icelandair in 2019: more revenue, more passengers, more losses

Icelandair press-release Total revenue USD 319.2 million in Q4 2019, up by 7% compared to last year EBIT improved by USD 32.6 million from Q4 2018, amounting to USD -36.7…

Night blizzard in March in Keflavik (BIKF) with Icelandair Boeing 757-300 reg. TF-ISX // Source: Sigurður Magnússon

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Icelandair reported about stormy January 2020

Icelandair press-release The number of Icelandair’s passengers to Iceland increased by 17% in January 2020. Passengers on the home market from Iceland increased by 11%. This reflects the Company’s focus…

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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…

Boeing 747-8i reg. D-ABYN has diverted to Keflavik during Lufthansa flight DLH441 from Houston to Frankfurt // Source: Sigurður Magnússon

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Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i stuck in Keflavik after medical emergency

UPD (17:30Z): Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i has departed from Keflavik to Frankfurt at 16:30Z. UPD (12:30Z): After 5 hours since arriving, the plane is still in Keflavik due to crew rest…