Icelandair starts fourth route to Canada
Icelandair’s Reykjavik/Keflavik to Vancouver
Vancouver Airport celebrated the arrival of Icelandair’s new twice-weekly service with a volcano-shaped cake. Vancouver becomes the airline’s fourth Canadian destination after Edmonton, Halifax and Toronto. Cutting the celebratory ribbon in Vancouver on 13 May were (left to right): Rick Antonson, President and CEO, Tourism Vancouver; Heather Ireland, Consul General of Iceland in Vancouver; Melissa Andretta, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Icelandair; Craig Richmond, President and CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority; Thordur Aegir Oskarsson, Icelandic Ambassador in Canada; Greg Gilks, Assistant Deputy Minister for Transportation Policy & Programs, Ministry of Transportation.
- Icelandair on 13 May launched its latest route to North America, with the introduction of twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Sundays) flights from Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF) to Vancouver (YVR). The 5,700-kilometre sector will be flown by the airline’s 757s until 12 October and faces no direct competition. This becomes Icelandair’s fourth destination in Canada as it already serves Edmonton, Halifax and Toronto. In addition the airline also flies to eight destinations in the US. For more about Icelandair’s network and future plans see this week’s airline profile. Also see how Vancouver Airport’s fire truck water arch compares to others from around the world.
Congratulations Icelandair .
Also congratulations Berliosca its a beautiful cake.