Direct Iceland flights take off
21.09.11
Direct flights have taken off between Glasgow Airport and Reykjavik after Icelandair axed its flights from Manchester. The airline last operated a direct route three years ago, but schedules were changed in November 2008, when the airline decided to fly passengers to Glasgow via Manchester.
The return to direct flights was welcomed by Glasgow Airport’s commercial director, Francois Bourienne, who said: ‘This is great news for our passengers. It will significantly reduce the travel time both to Iceland and onwards to North America. I am confident it will be successful and boost passenger numbers.’
Icelandair’s new direct flights will operate each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Thousands of Scots fly each year to Reykjavik to catch connecting flights to Halifax and Toronto in Canada and a number of US cities including Boston, New York, Orlando and Washington. Next year Denver will be added to its list of US destinations.
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