Icelandair Airlines

Next year, I hope to get to fly Icelandair Airlines to Copenhagen. That's where the Globus tour I hope to take begins. I've only flown Icelandair twice. About 3 or 4 years ago, I decided to do a quick holiday in Reykjavik. Icelandair Holidays offers some very nice package deals. For $540, I got round-trip airfare, airport transfers, two nights in a 3-star hotel (the Loftleidir), single supplement (the price of being single and travelling alone) and breakfast for 2 days. I found the airline itself to be a very nice airline. I found out that they offer some very cheap airfares to Europe. In my case, if I fly Icelandair, I can save at least $200 flying them to London vice British Airways. The downside to flying Icelandair is that it takes longer. All flights to Europe go through Reykjavik. You'll fly there, change planes and fly on to where ever you're going. This can add 3 or 4 hours of travel time. Another downside to Icelandair is that they don't serve all the capitals of Europe. They don't offer any flights to Rome, Brussels, Dublin, Praque or Vienna. They also offer limited service to the U.S. They only fly from Boston, New York City, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Baltimore and Orlando via Sanford International Airport. I've heard that they sometimes offer flights out of San Francisco but so far this appears to be a seasonal offering. Still, they are a really good and affordable airline. They offer the best service to Iceland (no surprise there huh?). Iceland itself is a fascinating country filled with very kind people. Some parts of it looked like the moon to me. There are areas where you can see its volcanic heritage. Iceland produces all its electricity from geothermal power. The naturally hot water is piped up from the ground and used to produce electricity. Iceland offers some outstanding horseback riding adventures. I got to do a 90 minute ride and it was awesome. I hope to take my mom Kay there some time so we can do some horseback riding there. They also have a man-made lagoon where you can go and soak in 102-degree water year round. It's supposed to be very good for your skin. If you're into whale watching, Iceland offers one of the few places where you can actually get to see blue whales. Blue whales are the largest creatures in the entire planet. They can grow up to 98 feet in length and weigh as much as 198 tons (Source: Wikipedia). The best time to go to Iceland is during the summer when it's warmest. Shopping wise, the best bargains to be found in Iceland are in Icelandic woolens. They also have some nice duty-free shops but I don't know how much you'd really save there.

Overall, Icelandair is a really nice small international airline. For the places they fly, they offer very affordable service. If you can fly them, they are definitely worth a look. You might also consider taking a holiday through them in Iceland. Iceland itself is a lovely country with plenty to do. It is definitely on my list of places to go back. I look forward to getting to fly Icelandair next August.