Tag: EasyJet
Easyjet will continue flights to Akureyri
British airline Easyjet started selling flights to Akureyri from London Gatwick in October and November next year. This is crucial for trade and services during the winter months both in Akureyri and throughout the northern region. This is what Arnheiður Jóhannsdóttir, managing director of the Markðsstofa Norðurlands Tourist Agency, says in an interview for the…
Direct flights from London to Akureyri with easyJet
One of Europe’s largest airlines, easyJet, will start regular direct flights from London Gatwick to Akureyri next winter. The airline has already opened the booking system and the first flight will take place on October 31. The flights will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, until March 2024. The company’s announcement introduced 14…
The pilot made a circle to show the passengers the aurora borealis
EasyJet pilots who flew from Keflavík to Manchester yesterday made a circle over the North Sea. They did this so that all passengers could admire the magnificent Northern Lights that danced in the night sky. A British photographer who was on the plane returning home with his fiancée told the Manchester Evening News that […]…
Local Round-Up: Worst streets in Copenhagen for parking fines revealed
Gothersgade is Copenhagen’s worst street for parking fines. In 2021, 2,743 of the capital’s 277,558 parking fines were issued on the street that runs from Søerne to Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen Municipality figures show. Higher numbers in 2022This year, the total number is expected to be even greater – both for Copenhagen and Gothersgade, which have…
Expatria: Far from home
This morning I was sitting on my therapist’s couch. He has been my friendly and capable confidant for a few years now and he sees a lot of expats. The truth, therapist!“I wonder about the price we pay when we choose to leave our countries of origin,” I say. Studying his face, I notice he…
SAS among the safest airlines in the world
In good company Air New Zealand topped the list followed by Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and TAP Air Portugal, while SAS, Qantas, Alaska Airlines, EVA Air and Virgin Australia / Atlantic rounded out the top 10. “There’s very little between the top 20, they’re all standouts,” said AirlineRatings.com editor-in-chief Geoffrey Thomas. Meanwhile, AirlineRatings.com…
Airlines that have a deadline for canceled compensation for aircraft
Due to the Coronavirus crisis, passengers have been forced to wait significantly longer for compensation payments from airlines that have canceled their flights. Now The Danish Transport Authority (DTA) has given the waiting passengers some clarity. DTA has set a deadline for a dozen airlines to pay compensation to passengers who have had their flights…
From Iceland – Icelandair is laying off 88 employees
Icelandair will lay off 88 employees as of tomorrow, October 1, a report from RÚV enlightened this morning. 68 of these 88 are pilots. Dozens more employees who were on temporary employment contracts will also not have their contracts renewed at the end of the month. This was stated in an announcement from Icelandair and…
Much less air traffic around Iceland
Air traffic in the Reykjavík-controlled area accounts for less than a third of last September’s traffic. This applies to both passenger and cargo flights. Meanwhile, air traffic in the Schengen area accounts for only 50% of traffic before the COVID-19 pandemic, he says Ásgeir Pálsson, Managing Director of Isavia, a management company in the area…
Many flights to Keflavik were canceled
Many airlines have revoked their landing permits at Keflavik airport, reports Sigþór Kristinn Skúlason, CEO of Airport Associates. Sigþór Kristinn told reporters that airport cancellations reach Airport Associates daily. Keflavik airport Only two airlines that are customers of Airport Associates still fly to Iceland on a fairly regular basis. We are talking about Hungarian airlines…