Delta Airlines has announced that it will start direct daily flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and Keflavík International Airport in the summer of 2016. The first flight is scheduled on 27th May.
Delta has offered direct flies between JFK in New York and Keflavík International Airport since 2011 and is currently the only US airline offering direct service between the US and Iceland.
Earlier this year Delta announced that its service between JFK and Keflavík will be extended from four months over the summer to seven months. The 2016 schedule will begin on February 11, rather than in May, with three flights weekly in February-March and daily flights beginning in May.
The route has been a great success, with Delta carrying over 140,000 passengers between Iceland and the United States since 2011.
The Atlanta-based Delta is the world's largest airline, carrying 129.4m passengers in 2014 (Southwest in second place) .
Delta operates major hubs in the Twin Cities and New York, offering connecting flights to around 130 destinations from JFK and Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport combined.
Delta's new service will compete directly with Icelandair, which has offered seasonal direct flights for many years from the Twin Cities to Iceland.
The U.S. ranks highest in terms of international visitor numbers to Iceland.
Delta Airlines has announced that it will start direct daily flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and Keflavík International Airport in the summer of 2016. The first flight is scheduled on 27th May.
Delta has offered direct flies between JFK in New York and Keflavík International Airport since 2011 and is currently the only US airline offering direct service between the US and Iceland.
Earlier this year Delta announced that its service between JFK and Keflavík will be extended from four months over the summer to seven months. The 2016 schedule will begin on February 11, rather than in May, with three flights weekly in February-March and daily flights beginning in May.
The route has been a great success, with Delta carrying over 140,000 passengers between Iceland and the United States since 2011.
The Atlanta-based Delta is the world's largest airline, carrying 129.4m passengers in 2014 (Southwest in second place) .
Delta operates major hubs in the Twin Cities and New York, offering connecting flights to around 130 destinations from JFK and Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport combined.
Delta's new service will compete directly with Icelandair, which has offered seasonal direct flights for many years from the Twin Cities to Iceland.
The U.S. ranks highest in terms of international visitor numbers to Iceland.
