Tag: Isavia
Almost all flights from Keflavik have been cancelled
According to the Isavia website, almost all flights from Keflavik Airport have been canceled due to the weather. The only scheduled flight is Wizz Air’s flight to Budapest at 5pm, though you can expect that to be canceled as well if the winds don’t stabilize. Guðjón Helgason, Isavia’s information representative, said it was up to […]
Limited check-in service
At Keflavík Airport today, January 31, the construction of new baggage belts, which are located behind the check-in desk in the departure hall, began. The work will be carried out until April. Due to these changes, until the construction is completed, passenger service will be limited. Such information was given in the proclamation from Isavia. […]
Christmas in the cold and wind while waiting for the buses
A large group of tourists waited for at least an hour in six-degree frost outside the airport for the buses. There were about three hundred people in line, and people were very cold. Many of the flights were already delayed, so no doubt they were worried they wouldn’t make it in time for Christmas Eve. […]
Keflavík Airport is being expanded
The new wing at Keflavík Airport will be commissioned in stages from the end of next year. The estimated completion of the works is 2024. Isavia predicts that 2.2 million tourists will come to Iceland next year. The project was presented at this morning’s Isavia meeting. According to information provided by Isavia, they will use […]
Additional fee for creating an alternate airport
The Minister of Infrastructure proposed to impose an additional airport tax of 200 isk per passenger. The bill to introduce the fee was presented to the parliamentary committee this week. Based on six million passengers, the revenue of the state treasury could amount to as much as one and a half billion crowns. Isavia and […]
Isavia employees have free Icelandic lessons during working hours
Isavia invites its employees to Icelandic language courses during working hours. The company’s teaching consultant says this is improving the situation for workers whose mother tongue is not Icelandic. Employees can choose to attend Icelandic language courses during or outside working hours, in all cases completely free of charge. Classes are held twice a week […]
False bomb threat
Yesterday, an alarm was activated at the international airport in Keflavik due to the bomb threat. Information about the threat appeared on Twitter. The author of the post said he was wearing a bomb vest and was going to blow himself up at the airport. According to information provided by Isavia, due to the threat, […]
6.2 million passengers at Keflavík Airport according to a new forecast
Isavia’s updated passenger forecast for 2022 assumes that as many as 6.2 million passengers will pass through Keflavík Airport this year. That’s half a million more than expected in May. “Despite faster-than-expected passenger growth, airport personnel have managed to keep passenger services running smoothly this season.” – we read in the press release […] Article […]
In Reykjavik, it’s cheaper to park a jet than a car
Parking a passenger car in a parking lot in the center of Reykjavik costs CZK 440 per hour, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, while at night each hour costs SEK 210. Thus, the cost of parking for a car parked for five days and nights is 39,000 crowns. As ISAVIA confirms, the owners of […]
