{"id":104536,"date":"2025-05-15T21:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104536\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T21:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:30:10","slug":"edinburgh-airport-welcomes-airline-offering-new-flights-to-popular-european-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104536\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Airport welcomes airline offering new flights to popular European capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edinburgh Airport are set to welcome an airline to the capital to begin a new route to a popular European capital.<\/p>\n

Icelandair will operate the Edinburgh to Reykjavik service from September to April, flying up to four times a week between Keflav\u00edk International Airport and Edinburgh Airport.<\/p>\n

The first flight will launch on Friday, September 12 and will operate on a Boeing 737 MAX 8.<\/p>\n

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The new service provides direct connectivity to Iceland\u2019s capital city and onward transatlantic connections, allowing passengers to add a stopover in Iceland at no additional airfare.<\/p>\n

Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport said: \u201cWe are delighted to be welcoming another new airline to Edinburgh Airport, especially as this is some-thing we have been working on for several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cProviding more connections from Scotland\u2019s busiest airport is what drives us, and Icelandair provides fantastic direct connectivity to Reykjavik as well as its strong onward connectivity to countries like Canada and the USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another fantastic show of confidence in Edinburgh Airport, our market, and the clear demand for travel, and we look forward to seeing the Icelandair tailfin arrive here in September.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bogi Nils Bogason, Icelandair president and CEO: \u201cWe are very excited to add Edinburgh to our network, particularly in our 80th year of flying from Scotland. Not only will this give the people of Edinburgh and surrounding areas the opportunity to visit Iceland and other great destinations on our network, but it will also allow more access to the beautiful capital of Scotland.<\/p>\n

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“Our network now spans more than 60 destinations, and travellers can make the most of their journey by taking advantage of our stopover programme, enjoying a stay in Iceland along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minister for Connectivity Jim Fairlie said: \u201cI welcome the announcement of Icelandair\u2019s new service between Edinburgh and Keflavik International Airport, further strengthening our connectivity to Iceland\u2019s capital and its access to onward destinations like the USA and Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will provide additional connectivity for Scottish businesses and help grow the economic benefits of our tourism sector by giving inbound travellers more choices when it comes to planning travel to Scotland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis announcement is also a demonstration of Icelandair\u2019s continued commitment to Scotland in a highly competitive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Airport are set to welcome an airline to the capital to begin a new route to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,48117,48116,3835,1102,11500,4884,48115,48114,48113,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-104536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-capital-city","10":"tag-capital-of-scotland","11":"tag-connectivity","12":"tag-edinburgh","13":"tag-edinburgh-airport","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-icelands-capital","16":"tag-icelandair","17":"tag-keflavik-international-airport","18":"tag-scotland","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114513983952661897","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}