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A taste of Christmas in Iceland

With Christmas less than a month away, airline company Iceland Express is inviting holidaymakers to start their festivities early by tucking into a traditional Icelandic Christmas dinner.

Iceland Express announces Gatwick launch date

Iceland Express is launching a new Gatwick service on 1 May 2009. The national low-cost carrier will operate an eight-times-per-week service between London Gatwick and Reykjavik, with flights starting from £69.00 one-way including taxes.

Iceland Express gets into the party spirit

Festival fever is back in Iceland as partygoers prepare for the highlight of the music calendar – The Iceland Airwaves music festival. The event, which is regarded by the industry as the premier showcase for new music, takes place from 16 – 19 October 2008 and attracts throngs of music fans from all across the globe.

Take festival fever by storm in Reykjavik

The festival season might be drawing to a close in the UK but it’s only just begun in the hip, Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. As the city prepares for one of its festival highlights of the year, the national low-cost carrier, Iceland Express presents unbeatable fares from £69 per person, making September the month for a Reykjavik city break.

Discounted flights to celebrate the taxpayers rebate

For one day only Iceland Express is offering a special reduced rate from London Stansted to Reykjavik to help Brits spend the one-off £60.00 tax rebate due to them on 1 September 2008. The low-cost airline will offer passengers who log-on to book their flights on 1 September 2008 a one-way flight for £60 including taxes.

Airplay from Iceland Express

Airplay from Iceland Express

Finished your book, ran out of sweets and bored of your mate’s chit-chat? Well, fear not because Iceland Express has broken new ground by becoming the first budget airline to launch an in-flight entertainment system that will keep both adults and children amused for the entire journey.

Ice cool eco-concert comes to Reykjavík

Ice cool eco-concert comes to Reykjavík

Two of Iceland’s biggest music stars, Bjork and Sigur Rós, are to play together at a free, outdoor concert in Reykjavík on 28 June 2008. The concert will be held to raise awareness of environmental issues in Iceland. Iceland Express, Iceland’s low-fare airline, is celebrating the event by offering British music lovers lower priced fares on flights between the UK and Iceland in the days leading up to and following the concert.

Iceland Express offers a healthier option

Iceland Express offers a healthier option

Airline Iceland Express will from June 1st provide its passengers more choice of food onboard with healthier meals added to the menu. The selection will consist of pasta and salad meals, fruit salad, pizzas and sandwiches.

Iceland Express announce new Gatwick service

Iceland Express announce new Gatwick service

Iceland Express have announced that they will commence flying five times per week between London Gatwick and Reykjavik from 16th September, 2008. This is in addition to a winter flying programme which includes a daily service between London Stansted and Reykjavik.

Iceland Express celebrates fifth anniversary

Iceland Express celebrates fifth anniversary

Budget airline Iceland Express celebrated its fifth anniversary on February 27. On that day in 2003 the inaugural flight from Keflavík to Copenhagen and London was airborne, starting an active competition between international carriers in Iceland that travellers welcomed with open arms. The number of passengers has increased every year, as well as destinations.

Iceland Express increases flights

Iceland Express increases flights

Iceland Express has today announced that it will add extra flights on the London Stansted to Kefalavik route, starting on 26 February 2008. From that date this dynamic, young airline will operate 11 flights per week on this route, an increase of two flights a week on the summer programme.

Successful rebranding for Iceland Express

Successful rebranding for Iceland Express

The airline Iceland Express has changed its corporate identity and will from now on use orange as its main colour and has introduced the slogan “We fly to please”. The airline, which has been in operation for nearly five years, now flies between Iceland and 15 different destinations in Europe, including daily to London Stansted.

Iceland Express awarded ‘Best Website’

Iceland Express awarded ‘Best Website’

Iceland Express has been awarded the inaugural Best Website Award at the recent World Low Cost Airline Awards ceremony hosted by Terrapin during the Worlds Low Cost Airline Congress 2007. Iceland Express is Iceland's only low fare carrier.

Iceland Express proposes new low-cost airport in Reyjavik

Low-cost airline, Iceland Express has applied for permission to construct a new airport close to the city centre of the capital, Reykjavik. The application, submitted to Reykjavik city council is for a new 6500 square metre airport and includes its use for both domestic and international flights.

Iceland Express cuts your journey time to Iceland

Iceland Express cuts your journey time to Iceland

To accentuate the message that Iceland is less than three hours flying time from Stansted, until September, Iceland Express has made special arrangements for every one of their passengers to have complimentary Fast Track passes at Stansted, enabling them to go straight through security after check-in.