Originally Posted by Braniff
4. It is a myth that Icelandiar is cheaper than other airlines, I regularly find cheaper fares to Europe that are either non-stop or one-stop from SEA and include complimentary drinks. So, Icelandair can take more time and be more expensive.
Then it may say more about you than Icelandair that you fly with them ex Seattle through one of their gateways.
I think Icelandiar is terrific !
I agree that FI is a special product.
I would not use them from SEA (when I lived there) or from LAX now, except if my ultimate destination was Iceland, becuse flying from SEA/LAX means flying SEA/LAX-SFO/MSP/BOS/BWI/MCO/JFK-KEF-European destination...changing twice in each direction should only be done if your destination is some obscure place.
If my ultimate destination was Iceland, I actually would consider flying to LHR (or CPH non-stop on SK if I was in SEA) and then take IcelandExpress:
http://www.icelandexpress.com/
From SEA one has the choice of non-stops to CPH on SK, AMS on NW, LHR on BA, (and SVO on SU!
) and from YVR which is certainly a viable option to SEA, one can fly non-stop to FRA on LH or DE.
However, from the cities served in the USA by FI to cities in Britain and the Contient, I will take a change at KEF (and a free stopover if possible) over all the other possibilites, which include some Sharp-Pain-In-The-...-airports like JFK, EWR, IAD, PHL, LHR, CDG, FRA, ATL and YYZ.