Iceland- Continuing on to Europe
Apr 5, 2012, 8:20 am
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Iceland- Continuing on to Europe
DL starts up its JFK-KEF flight on June 1st again. Here is my question: is there any ST carrier (ie. AF or KL) that flies from KEF to the European continent so that essentially a side trip to Iceland can be a stopover on the way to Europe?
Icelandair makes a living of allowing stops in Iceland on the way to Europe, but I cannot seem to find any AF or KL service, even seasonal.
Icelandair makes a living of allowing stops in Iceland on the way to Europe, but I cannot seem to find any AF or KL service, even seasonal.
Apr 5, 2012, 8:54 am
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Well, one would think that a ST coded flight from either AMS or CDG would do decently in season, using a 737 or an A320. I understand that Iceland is a popular destination for inclusive tour charters.
Apr 5, 2012, 9:30 am
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I would have guessed KLM to AMS; you might want to check whether their summer schedules have been loaded yet. Also check whether Icelandic codeshares or has any sort of DL or SkyTeam partnership status; at one time, they had such a relation with NW that used a lot of Icelandic capacity TATL during a pilot strike.
Apr 5, 2012, 9:48 am
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I find checking the Wiki page for the airport to be the most enlightening. Local airport/tourist agencies tend to keep them up to date. The page notes the 2012 seasonal routes, so it looks pretty accurate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keflav%...tional_Airport
AF/KL serve the airport via Transavia. Which I believe is a non-member affiliate (no miles). There's a few OW and ST members, but most of the airlines serving the airport are LCCs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keflav%...tional_Airport
AF/KL serve the airport via Transavia. Which I believe is a non-member affiliate (no miles). There's a few OW and ST members, but most of the airlines serving the airport are LCCs.
Jul 31, 2012, 10:26 am
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Was hoping to do the same thing. Looks like the only option (summer schedule anyway) is an OK flight (Czech) leaving 4:30am on M/W for Prague and continuing on from there.
Jul 31, 2012, 12:55 pm
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Jul 31, 2012, 2:02 pm
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Nonetheless, I think that it is unfortunate that there is no ST carrier, either AF or KL, that provides seasonal service to/from KEF.
Jul 31, 2012, 5:58 pm
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Jul 31, 2012, 10:03 pm
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Looks like that flight is actually a codeshare for OK operated by a carrier called Aero-Tropics. Therefore, one would not earn Skyteam credit unless one was in the OK Plus program, ie. no MQMs.
Nonetheless, I think that it is unfortunate that there is no ST carrier, either AF or KL, that provides seasonal service to/from KEF.
Nonetheless, I think that it is unfortunate that there is no ST carrier, either AF or KL, that provides seasonal service to/from KEF.
Aug 1, 2012, 8:11 am
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[I have seen code-share flights marketed by some SkyTeam carriers credit to DL's program even as the flights were being operated by non-DL partners where I had done as you and assumed that the flights would not earn DL miles. (I decided to experiment because I would have otherwise gotten no useful credit out of those flights and the experimentation paid off for me and even some other FTers.) Even got class of service and/or elite status bonus as "applicable".]
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