For those of us who want to be connected at all times in the air, IcelandAir have become the first airline in Europe to allow Gate-to-Gate WiFi on its fleet. IcelandAir Boeing 757-200 - Image, Icelandair Gate-to-Gate in this case means you can hook onto the WiFi when you get on the plane at your origin, and disconnect from the Wifi when you walk off the plane - … [Read more...]
Icelandair Introduces Stopover Buddies!
Lets put this out there first - the airline industry can be extremely boring and repetitive (the recent example over the excitement of American Airlines reintroducing snacks is just one thing that flags up on my radar that I file under "That it?'). Icelandair though... has always been slightly different. It's been promoting Iceland as a stopover point between Europe and … [Read more...]
IcelandAir tries a different tact to stopovers
Icelandair is making big its transatlantic stopover credentials and connections - allowing you to connect between North America and Europe at a quieter hub than usual major airline hubs in Europe (such as Amsterdam, Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, etc). However, as well as allowing you to make an easier connection through Reykjavík-Keflavík airport, IcelandAir are trying a … [Read more...]
Iceland add Birmingham (UK) to its network
IcelandAir is adding to its international network, with their next destination to be Birmingham in the United Kingdom IcelandAir Boeing 757-200 - Image, Icelandair The airline will operate a two-time a week service from Reykjavik to Birmingham based on the following timetable: FI494 DEPART KEF 07:50 ARRIVE BHX 10:25 FI495 DEPART BHX 12:25 ARRIVE KEF 15:10 Commences: 5th … [Read more...]
New LHR T2 continues apace… but where are some airlines ending up?
London Heathrow T2. For some of you, you'll have flashbacks to the Europa Terminal as it used to be called. Well, that's all changed as the new Heathrow T2 is nearing completion. Roof of the new LHR T2 - Image BAA. Well to no-one's surprise, T2 will be the home of Star Alliance with plans for all Star Alliance airlines who operate in and out of Heathrow to move into … [Read more...]