Icelandair Grows North American Network With Nashville Addition

The airline prepares to release flights in between Reykjavik Keflavik Flight Terminal and Nashville International Airport Terminal from May 16, running 4 times per week using Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The seasonal course will certainly be offered via October.

Nashville will certainly become the 18th North American city offered by Icelandair, with routes to 15 destinations in the united state and three in Canada. It will certainly likewise end up being the sole continuously link between Nashville and Iceland.

Icelandair President and Chief Executive Officer Bogi Nils Bogason claims the addition of Reykjavik-Nashville will certainly make it possible for passengers from Tennessee to see Iceland, as well as taking a trip to forward locations in Europe offered by the service provider. It intends to operate to 34 points in Europe throughout summer season 2025.

Sabre Market Knowledge data shows that London was unsurprisingly the biggest O&D market in Europe from Nashville throughout 2023, with 72,500 two-way passengers. Rome placed 2nd, complied with by Dublin, Paris and Frankfurt. Overall O&D traffic between Nashville and Europe amounted to 416,000 two-way travelers.

Icelandair’s intended path growth comes after the service provider signed a memorandum of comprehending with Southwest Airlines to launch a bilateral partnership in 2025, allowing passengers to link between the two airlines’ networks. Icelandair will end up being Southwest’s initial airline partner, with Baltimore-Washington being the initial North American entrance between the providers.

“This brand-new course not only improves our worldwide connectivity but likewise offers a new entrance to Europe, additionally meeting the demands of our organization and recreation vacationers,” says Metropolitan Nashville Flight terminal Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Kreulen.

Nashville has just one nonstop path to Europe at present, with British Airways supplying everyday flights to London Heathrow Airport making use of 777 aircraft. The Oneworld alliance member introduced the path in May 2018.