Reykjavik News
New Flight Destinations Make Reykjavik More Accessible
Reykjavík has never been more accessible than now, with at least eight new flight destinations on both sides of the Atlantic to be added in 2010.
Iceland already has good connections with both Europe and North America, through airlines Icelandair and Iceland Express. Next year, Icelandair will add two new destinations to its network, Brussels in Belgium and Trondheim in Norway. Iceland Express will add Milan in Italy, Luxembourg, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Birmingham in England, Oslo in Norway and commence its first transatlantic flights, to New York (Newark Liberty Airport).
Iceland Express will furthermore add direct flights from London (Gatwick) to Iceland’s second city, Akureyri, in the north of the country. The new Akureyri gateway opens up the possibility for visitors to start their holiday in Reykjavík and end it in Akureyri, or vice versa.
The travel industry in Reykjavík certainly has reasons to be optimistic for 2010. The city is already heading for another successful year in tourism, contrary to developments in many other destinations due to the worldwide economic recession. The number of tourists visiting Iceland passed the half a million mark in 2008 and this year’s tourist numbers are staying the course so far. 2010 will clearly be yet another exciting year for tourism in Reykjavík.
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