Air Iceland Connect

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Air Iceland Connect
Air Iceland's De Havilland DHC-8-400
IATA code : NY
ICAO code : FXI
Call sign : FAXI
Founding: 1997
Seat: Reykjavík , IcelandIcelandIceland 
Home airport : Reykjavík Airport
IATA prefix code : 882
Number of employees: approx. 240
Frequent Flyer Program : Saga Club
Fleet size: 5
Aims: National and international
Website: www.airicelandconnect.com

Air Iceland Connect (until May 2017 Air Iceland or Icelandic Flugfélag Íslands ) is the brand name of Flugfelag Islands ehf. It is an Icelandic airline based in Reykjavík and based at Reykjavík Airport . Flugfelag Islands ehf. is a subsidiary of the Icelandair Group .

history

Former Air Iceland logo

Air Iceland was originally founded in Akureyri by Tryggvi Helgason as Norðurflug and renamed Flugfélag Norðurlands on May 1, 1975 . A further reorganization and merger of Icelandair Domestic and Norlandair (Flugfélag Norðurlands) resulted in the English and Icelandic names used until May 2017. Since the beginning of June 2017, the airline has been called Air Iceland Connect .

Destinations

Air Iceland Connect serves the following destinations:

State or part of the country Place or island IATA ICAO Airport Remarks
FaroeseFaroe Islands Faroe Islands Vágar FAE EKVG Vágar airport Flights from Keflavík Airport
operated by Atlantic Airways
GreenlandGreenland Greenland Ilulissat JAV BGJN Ilulissat Airport
Kulusuk KUS BGKK Kulusuk Airport
Narsarsuaq UAK BGBW Narsarsuaq airport Seasonal
Nerlerite Inaat CNP BGCO Nerlerit Inaat Airport
Nuuk GOH BGGH Nuuk Airport
IcelandIceland Iceland Akureyri AEY BIAR Akureyri Airport
Egilsstaðir EGS BEND Egilsstaðir Airport
Grímsey GRY BIGR Grímsey Airport
Ísafjörður IFJ BIIS Isafjordur Airport Flights from Akureyri Airport
operated by Norlandair
Keflavík KEF BIKF Keflavík Airport Seasonal basis
Reykjavík RKV BIRK Reykjavík Airport Base
Vopnafjörður VPN BIVO Vopnafjörður Airport Flights from Akureyri Airport
operated by Norlandair
Þórshöfn THO BITN Thórshöfn Airport Flights from Akureyri Airport
operated by Norlandair

Codeshare
Codeshare agreements exist with Atlantic Airways and Norlandair

fleet

Air Iceland's De Havilland DHC-8-100

As of March 2020, Air Iceland's fleet consists of five aircraft with an average age of 21.9 years:

Aircraft type number ordered Remarks Seats
De Havilland DHC-8-200 3 37
De Havilland DHC-8-400 2 74
76
total 5 -

See also

Web links

Commons : Air Iceland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b English airline name causes trouble. aero Telegraph, June 3, 2017.
  2. Destinations. In: airicelandconnect.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019 .
  3. Flugfelag Islands - Air Iceland Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .