Icelandair announces Portland, Oregon (PDX)
Oct 8, 2014, 10:14 pm
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Oct 12, 2014, 3:00 pm
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Oct 23, 2014, 1:48 pm
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Their oldest active 752 is MSN 24456, first flight in 1989, so not very old. To put it in perspective, it is on par with UA, and newer than DL, who operates 752s made in 1985.
My guess is that perhaps they do maintenance during that window?
My guess is that perhaps they do maintenance during that window?
Oct 24, 2014, 1:46 am
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SEA, YVR, PDX, that's alot of metal focused on the pacific northwest, any reason for the focus on that region? Not that I'm complaining at all, I just find it surprising as I thought California or other cities on the East Coast would be added first!
Oct 25, 2014, 10:34 am
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There's quite a Nordic community in that region. I believe they launched service to SEA when SAS Scandinavian pulled out - a time when SK was even more mismanaged than now. And I guess it worked so well that they expanded to PDX and YVR...
Their 757s don't have the range to California. The East Coast is already served pretty well - Boston for example will have three daily flights next summer...
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Oct 26, 2014, 9:06 am
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They fly old Boeing 757s which are practically being given away - so there is essentially no cost of capital. They do the same for their Seattle, Vancouver, Denver and Orlando flights. This business model clearly would not work with a new fleet so perhaps not sustainable.
And in reverse they cannot leave earlier than ~5pm from KEF otherwise it cannot take connecting pax from Europe.
Icelandair must have looked at the scenarios of forcing an overnight at KEF for connecting pax to these destinations in one of the directions but went for the 20+ hours of plane parked in the US option so I guess it's the best financial scenario for them.
Oct 26, 2014, 10:10 am
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Wow, Icelandair continues to surprise. They are certainly doing clever things, and the Iceland stopover option is brilliant, in my opinion.
I know they are causing some problems for AC up here in Canada by offering much cheaper options to Europe.
However, the few times I've been at KEF it seems almost too busy. I would worry long term about how continued increasing demand would place additional pressure on the airport. The US/CAN departure area can be insane at times.
I know they are causing some problems for AC up here in Canada by offering much cheaper options to Europe.
However, the few times I've been at KEF it seems almost too busy. I would worry long term about how continued increasing demand would place additional pressure on the airport. The US/CAN departure area can be insane at times.
Nov 4, 2014, 5:58 am
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Historically Icelandair has been picking destinations in the U.S. that are not served by many international carriers in order to capitalize on an under-served international market.
So instead of IAD, they used to fly to BWI where they were the only major international carrier aside from a daily BA flight.
That's why they have been expanding in markets like Portland, Anchorage, Edmonton, Halifax.
They also of course serve major gateways like JFK, Boston, EWR.
I highly recommend going to Iceland. And flying Icelandair is pleasant enough. Although I understand they now don't serve meals in coach. Last time I flew them was in 2010.
So instead of IAD, they used to fly to BWI where they were the only major international carrier aside from a daily BA flight.
That's why they have been expanding in markets like Portland, Anchorage, Edmonton, Halifax.
They also of course serve major gateways like JFK, Boston, EWR.
I highly recommend going to Iceland. And flying Icelandair is pleasant enough. Although I understand they now don't serve meals in coach. Last time I flew them was in 2010.
Nov 8, 2014, 11:46 pm
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