The Icelandair crew that flew to Antarctica last week have recovered safely from the long-haul flight.
The passengers of the flight have stated that they have hardly felt the effects of the pandemic.
Truly an epic journey.
The trip took a total of five days, there and back. The flight went from Keflavík to Cape Town where it would take fuel before leaving for Troll in Antarctica.
The purpose of the trip was to visit Norwegian scientists who have been there for research on behalf of the Arctic Institute.
Another happy landing.
The pilot, August Hakansson, reported RÚV that the conditions on arrival were surprisingly good for the plane to land.
“White, brilliant weather when we landed on the glacier, light wind and -13 ° C, brilliant good weather,” says the pilot and expedition leader.
The stop in Antarctica was shortly before returning home with one extra stop in Oslo to rescue Norwegian scientists.
COVID, what?
The scientists themselves have been living at the South Pole for 16 months now, so they have barely felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“No, they have known little about the epidemic except from the media they have seen,” said August. “It was a matter of concern whether we would be infected by them or whether they would be infected on the way home to Norway. They were willing to let go of the quarantine upon arrival because of the isolation they had been in. “
Ágúst also added that both take-off and landing in Antarctica was fairly simple and that “It was not slippery on this runway. I have come across very slippery roads all over Europe. “
Source: The Nordic Page