Iceland Express
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Keflavík International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 17 | ||||||
| Parent company | Fengur | ||||||
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||
| Key people | Skarphéðinn Berg Steinarsson, Managing Director | ||||||
| Website | http://www.icelandexpress.com | ||||||
Iceland Express was a low-fare airline headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland, that is now operated by WOW air. It operated services to several destinations in Europe using wet-leased aircraft. Its main base was Keflavík International Airport.
The airline was established in 2002 and began operations on February 27, 2003 with daily flights to London Stansted and Copenhagen using Boeing 737-300 aircraft wet leased from Astraeus Airlines. This contract was taken over by JetX Airlines and then by Hello. In the Autumn of 2008, Astraeus Airlines resumed operating all flights on behalf of Iceland Express with two Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
The airline was owned by Icelandic investment group, Northern Travel Holding. Northern Travel Holding was acquired in full by Fons in September 2008. It silently changed hands to sister company Fengur before the bankruptcy of Fons. Fons was established by the two main owners of Fengur.
Fengur acquired 100% of Astraeus Airlines. This helped the Icelandic group support its Iceland Express subsidiary to begin low-fare transatlantic services. The two airlines continued to operate as separate entities. The company started trans-Atlantic flights to Newark Liberty International Airport, four times a week and Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, two times a week, in June 2010 with a mix of 737s and two Boeing 757s operated by Astraeus. In late summer 2010, the airline published its winter schedule with the Newark flights year-round, as well as seasonal destinations such as Orlando.
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