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Loftleiðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlɔftˈleiːðɪr̥], lit. ' Airways '), internationally known as Icelandic Airlines (abbreviated IAL) or Loftleiðir Icelandic, [1] was a private Icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík, [2] which operated mostly trans-atlantic flights linking Europe and America, pioneering the low-cost flight business ...
Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland, with its corporate head office on the property of Reykjavík Airport in the capital city Reykjavík. [4] It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates to destinations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean from its main hub at Keflavík International Airport. [5]
Icelandair Group hf. is an Icelandic travel industry corporation, the owner and holding company of the airline Icelandair and several other travel industry companies in Iceland. The group's headquarters are at Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík. [3] The corporation is the largest in Iceland, with 125 billion ISK in revenue in 2013. [4]
This is the list of scheduled destinations served or previously served by Icelandair and sister airline Icelandair Cargo as of January 2025: [1] Destinations [ edit ]
The first domestically operated aircraft in Iceland was operated by the Flugfélag Íslands (Aeronautical Society of Iceland) company, established on 22 March 1919. The company operated a single British-built Avro 504K biplane aircraft that the airline purchased from Denmark and flew from a field that was later the site of Reykjavík Airport. [2]
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes A: Air Arctic: 2012: 2014: Operated Cessna Golden Eagle [3] Air Arctic Iceland: ARCTIC AIR: 1985: 1986: Air Iceland Flugfélag Íslands: NY: FXI: FAXI: 1997: 2017: Merged into Air Iceland Connect: Air Iceland Connect: NY: FXI: 2017: 2021: To Icelandair. Operated ...
Una Gísladóttir, a first officer with Play Airlines, currently flies routes for the Icelandic airline between Iceland, North America and Europe. Through her travels, she's been able to ...
Alfreð Elíasson (1920–1988) was an Icelandic businessman who founded and served as president of Loftleidir. [1]Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines was formed in 1944 with a single engine, three passenger plane of Stinson Reliant make, Loftleiðir grew to become one of the major carriers of the North Atlantic in the 1960s and early 1970s pioneering low-cost air travel over the Atlantic.