Iceland Air coming to Denver?
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Iceland Air coming to Denver?
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Tried a dummy booking, and you can already book flights!
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Very interesting that the plane sits in DEN for 23 hours.
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KEF Reykjavik Keflavik Intl IS [BIKF] DEN Denver Intl CO US [KDEN] TUE 29 May 2012 - 05 Jun 2012 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- FI 671 KEF 16:45 DEN 18:40 75W 0 -2-4-67 07:55 - - 10 May 27 Oct
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DEN Denver Intl CO US [KDEN] KEF Reykjavik Keflavik Intl IS [BIKF] TUE 29 May 2012 - 05 Jun 2012 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- FI 670 DEN 17:15 KEF 06:35 +1 75W 0 1-3-5-7 07:20 - - 11 May 26 Oct
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Wow...I didn't see it coming. I'm sure those route will done extremely performance very well. Isn't on weight restrictions? Can 757 will flying nonstop DEN-KEF? What's next? How about LAS, PHX, DFW, IAH, FLL?
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PHX and LAS are a little out of range, but DFW and IAH can work. I would like to see FI start DFW or ORD. Hopefully a partnership with AA could be formed since AA has no service to KEF.
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What attracts me is the fact I can catch the 2pm ARN-KEF flight, only wait an hour, then board my KEF-DEN flight. That means I can avoid ARN while the masses fly back to the US on the morning flights.
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FL will probably focus on non-London/Frankfurt where they are offering the same one-stops as BA/LH. I would guess their pitch is price, convenient connections and free stopovers. A stopover in Iceland is a bit of a novelty since most people dont have Iceland on their regular itineraries where as London and Germany are mass destinations, at least compared to Iceland.
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FL will probably focus on non-London/Frankfurt where they are offering the same one-stops as BA/LH. I would guess their pitch is price, convenient connections and free stopovers. A stopover in Iceland is a bit of a novelty since most people dont have Iceland on their regular itineraries where as London and Germany are mass destinations, at least compared to Iceland.
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KEF-DEN is only 3100 nm, which is well short of what CO does on some of its 757s. Also, since the 757 has such amazing takeoff performance and since DEN-KEF has the favorable winds, altitude shouldn't be an issue.
European connections, which is what has always carried FI's US services. Also, there is some potential government traffic from NORAD.
Yep.
And that's how FI has competed for years.
Yep.
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They don't need to. They are a non-aligned niche player oriented to the backpacker price conscious traveller. A good deal for Denver, which, for an airport and market its size, lacks the variety of carriers you find at JFK, MIA, LAX or SFO.