Icelandair fly to Dublin?

Arequipa

Hi! Saw an Icelandair 757 land and take off from DUB today; is this a passenger service or just for maintenance, painting etc?

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robbieVan

Arequipa wrote: »

Hi! Saw an Icelandair 757 land and take off from DUB today; is this a passenger service or just for maintenance, painting etc?

A

I think they do a seasonal run, crazy though here in Vancouver I saw that they are doing a new route from iceland to vancouver, I thought that would be way too long for a 757 to travel but apparently not at all, iceland is a lot closer to it than I thought

JustAddWater

I flew DUB to KEF last week with europost and when we were coming home, got the return of the DUB to KEF. Flights were sold out (737-300) so maybe there is a demand!

Arequipa

The 757 can travel a fair aule distance!!

It seemed that todays flight landed and took off very quickly; i was wondering did they disembark & board new passengers that quickly?!

I would defo visit Iceland, particularly if there were direct flights!

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JustAddWater

Arequipa wrote: »

The 757 can travel a fair aule distance!!

It seemed that todays flight landed and took off very quickly; i was wondering did they disembark & board new passengers that quickly?!

I would defo visit Iceland, particularly if there were direct flights!

A

There's probably no chance of direct to reykjavik because its only a domestic airport (very short runways, think 4500ft is longest) but keflavik (international) is pretty good all the same. Only thing about going it alone (not part of a package), I would imagine it to be expensive to get from keflavik to reykjavik. Its about 45 mins out and taxi's are quite expensive. Would definitely look into some kind of shuttle bus if there is one but it was part of our package

We were supposed to go via gatwick but the demand from Ireland alone meant that the flight could be chartered from Dublin. Gatwick didn't seem too bad though in fairness. Maybe if the demand is there icelandair might look into DUB flights. Tourism is on the up there since the collapse and the infamous volcanic eruption. They fly to Alicante sure so you never know! Would be great to go back someday if there are regular flights. I really enjoyed it. Would definitely love to go back in winter and see the northern lights again

Didn't know game of thrones is filmed there so it was nice to see the national park which was used for filming!

Here's hoping that icelandair start a route!

b757

There was two charter flights today from Egilsstadir, that is why they were in DUB.

Other than that, Icelandair provide weekly charter flights i believe to DUB on the weekends over the summer. (open to correction)

Arequipa

Excuse my ignorance, how would this charter be different from a standard scheduled flight?!

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Tenger

Arequipa wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, how would this charter be different from a standard scheduled flight?!

Charter is a bit like getting the bus to a concert. Its a flight that's not normally operated by the airline as part of its published schedule. The airline 'puts on' the flight for an event or company.

In this case I would hazard a guess that Icelandair are operating for an Icelandic tour company that sold flights to Ireland for a 1 week stay. Could very well see it back next week to take them home. (Based on the quick turnaround reported above)


Think back to the 1990's....getting a package deal to the Canaries meant that you booked flights/accommodation with Budget/Sunway/Cassidy's etc.....even thought you may have flown on an Aer Lingus/bmi/Thomspon/Air2000/Titan aircraft.

Arequipa

Thanks Tenger; well explained mate! A

martinsvi

I would love to go on a holiday to Iceland but getting there seems to be a bit problematic because it's not possible to buy a connected flight. You basically have to combine something at your own risk. How does that europost option work?

galwayjohn89

martinsvi wrote: »

I would love to go on a holiday to Iceland but getting there seems to be a bit problematic because it's not possible to buy a connected flight. You basically have to combine something at your own risk. How does that europost option work?

Not sure what you mean but you can buy connecting flights to Iceland with quite a few airlines.

martinsvi

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Not sure what you mean but you can buy connecting flights to Iceland with quite a few airlines.

ok, name one! (dep is Dublin btw)

Razor44

Do you mean direct?cause u can go to iceland from dub via Manchester, LHR, Copenhagen, oslo etc theres quite a few options.

Id love to head to iceland this summer but I cant find a direct flight from dub so transfers itll be

galwayjohn89

British Airways, SAS and I think Lufthansa do it as well but I've no experience with them

Edited to add IcelandAir (with EI/BA to LHR)

hfallada

Apparently people from Iceland like to come to Ireland for shopping. It's cheaper than Iceland and has a better range ( Ireland's population is ten times Iceland). I imagine there is a enough people from Iceland wanting to go shopping to merit a charter plane every few weeks

brozio7

Razor44 wrote: »

Do you mean direct?cause u can go to iceland from dub via Manchester, LHR, Copenhagen, oslo etc theres quite a few options.

Id love to head to iceland this summer but I cant find a direct flight from dub so transfers itll be

Easyjet now also fly to Reykjavik from Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester and Luton so you could pick up a cheap Ryanair flight to one of those airports and connect there.

Last year we got Dublin -Edinburgh - Reykjavik return for E110.

martinsvi

Vuzuggu wrote: »

British Airways, SAS and I think Lufthansa do it as well but I've no experience with them

Edited to add IcelandAir (with EI/BA to LHR)

the only one from listed offering a connected flight is SAS and then it's dead expensive. By connected flight I mean codeshares where you're luggage goes to destination airport without re-cheking it in during transfer and flights are protected. Given the constant strike threat, weather and other nonsense that affects travel, I'm not taking any chances by combining the likes of ryanair and easyjet...

I mean, fine, if you can get it for something like 110E roundtrip, it's dead cheap and really the risk is worth taking, but the dates I'm interested are nowhere near that rate

galwayjohn89

Where are you checking? All the airlines listed offer through baggage and connection can be got for 250 return but that wasn't even me looking for low prices for a while. It doesn't need to be a code share to get through ticketing.

martinsvi

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Where are you checking? All the airlines listed offer through baggage and connection can be got for 250 return but that wasn't even me looking for low prices for a while. It doesn't need to be a code share to get through ticketing.

Airline websites. BA don't even have Iceland as their destination, LH has it but is unable to provide any flights and IcelandAir doesn't have Ireland as destination. Normally when ever I use LH or BA for connections I go to their websites, pick Dublin as departure, my destination and then it gives me list of available options with number of different transfers and flights... they don't offer anything for Iceland, I've checked a million times

galwayjohn89

Use matrix.itasoftware.com then book through last minute, ebookers etc. Far more flexibility than booking through airlines website for this type of flight.

Ted_YNWA

Easy go via Gatwick to Keflavik. There is shuttle buses from KEF into reyjavik. @€;20 return or so. Drop off at hotels if you like.

Went last year DUB -Gatwick -KEF for just over €100 return. Did separate return for each leg. Would go back again & direct from Dub would be good.

martinsvi

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Use matrix.ita.com then book through last minute, ebookers etc. Far more flexibility than booking through airlines website for this type of flight.

no no no, once people land in trouble, these companies won't do crap to help you! they offer you a refund but then all sorts of sums are deducted, all written in small print somewhere in terms and conditions, and you end up with a ruined holiday in a place that's expensive to get out of..

galwayjohn89

martinsvi wrote: »

no no no, once people land in trouble, these companies won't do crap to help you! they offer you a refund but then all sorts of sums are deducted, all written in small print somewhere in terms and conditions, and you end up with a ruined holiday in a place that's expensive to get out of..

OK, you must have had bad experiences. Can't say I've had any, never had a reason to deal with them though. Any time I needed to change flights/during irrops just dealt with the airline directly. No different that if booked through airline.

martinsvi

Vuzuggu wrote: »

OK, you must have had bad experiences. Can't say I've had any, never had a reason to deal with them though. Any time I needed to change flights/during irrops just dealt with the airline directly. No different that if booked through airline.

I know I'm sounding difficult, all I was trying to say is I wish there was a proper service between two islands, even if it means transfers, as long as they're secure, that would satisfy me. BUT, life is about taking chances and risks and I'm sure early pioneers, such as Darwin would look at me with huge disgust.. I'll go there anyway.. someday..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dYS7PcAG4

galwayjohn89

Its no problem, its up to you how you book flights. Personally, I can't understand why you wouldn't use lastminute etc. I have never heard of anyone not using them before, seems like a waste, limiting yourself to only a small proportion of available fares out there and limiting destinations quite a lot too. I've had flights cancelled, flights rescheduled meaning I'll miss connection, to a reservation not ticketing, missed connections at the airport, changed flights because I changed my mind with Lastminute, orbitz, ebookers reservations. Always rang the airline and got it sorted directly with them.

Grahamer666

Two years ago I did Dublin/Luton/Keflavik with Easyjet. Got the Luton return flight for €100. Amazing place to visit.

bikeman1

martinsvi wrote: »

I know I'm sounding difficult, all I was trying to say is I wish there was a proper service between two islands, even if it means transfers, as long as they're secure, that would satisfy me. BUT, life is about taking chances and risks and I'm sure early pioneers, such as Darwin would look at me with huge disgust.. I'll go there anyway.. someday..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dYS7PcAG4

I really can't understand the big problem with booking two separate flights with two companies? I would say I habe done about 20 connections through various airports in Europe with Ryanair/Aer Lingus with Easy Jet/Wizz Air/Ryanair/BA.

Just give yourself a few hours to connect to your next flight. I know you have to re-check in your bags, but its not that bad, considering the price you are paying.

If it was me I would do Dublin - Edinburgh with EI or FR and onwards with Easy Jet, you will get a good fare.

Finally there are a few tour companies in Ireland who run holiday packages to Iceland for 4 day organised tours with a direct charter flight from Dublin to Iceland.

owenc

Its kind of a disgrace that there is no daily flight to Iceland. It is only 800 miles away.

owenc

martinsvi wrote: »

no no no, once people land in trouble, these companies won't do crap to help you! they offer you a refund but then all sorts of sums are deducted, all written in small print somewhere in terms and conditions, and you end up with a ruined holiday in a place that's expensive to get out of..

We were going to book our flights to America with skyscanner and then we heard stories about people being stranded and having to get a loan to leave etc.

The airlines actually pay to fly you back.

Simon Gruber Says

owenc wrote: »

Its kind of a disgrace that there is no daily flight to Iceland. It is only 800 miles away.

There's no flights between Dublin and Shannon and that's less than a quarter of that distance.

If there were demand enough to make it profitable, it would be done.

thomas anderson.

Did Iceland 2 years ago.

What

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place!

L1011

bikeman1 wrote: »

I really can't understand the big problem with booking two separate flights with two companies? ...

Just give yourself a few hours to connect to your next flight. I know you have to re-check in your bags, but its not that bad, considering the price you are paying.

Issue is when Company 1 (or Company 2 on the way back, possibly more critically) decides to delay you more than the few hours. In many cases the places where it makes sense - or is entirely needed - to self transfer are the ones with less flights and more risk of delays. Absolutely hate doing it.

Today I had a 3:30 transfer time turn in to running haflway across EWR to find an empty gate - same airline so I'm currently en-route on the least sensible but first available option minorly upgraded (Economy+) FOC. If I'd assumed 3:30 was safe for a self-transfer I'd be stuck listening to Snooki-wannabes in some dive hotel right now I suspect!

arubex

hfallada wrote: »

Apparently people from Iceland like to come to Ireland for shopping. It's cheaper than Iceland and has a better range ( Ireland's population is ten times Iceland).

Back in the late 1990s there was quite a trade in shopping charters from Russia to the UAE. The shoppers would go out in a Tu-154, buy their goods and go back the same day in the same aircraft.

Then a couple of An-12s would haul the shopping back! Often consisted of vast quantities of large white-goods.

TrinaC135

Bit late to the party but yes there are direct flights from Dublin to Iceland, but just at specific times of the year.. Wallace Travel have trips over the Easter Mid Term Break for 2015 and usually again in Oct/Nov..

LoonyLovegood

I vaguely remember hearing that Easyjet was going to do Belfast - Keflavik?

L1011

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I vaguely remember hearing that Easyjet was going to do Belfast - Keflavik?

Yeah, starting in December: http://www.belfastairport.com/en/news/1/370/easyjet-launch-only-direct-flights-between-ireland-and-iceland.html

falabo

Belfast to Keflavik starting in October with Easy jet lads ! I can't wait to go back

owenc

Arequipa wrote: »

The 757 can travel a fair aule distance!!

It seemed that todays flight landed and took off very quickly; i was wondering did they disembark & board new passengers that quickly?!

I would defo visit Iceland, particularly if there were direct flights!

A

How is 800 miles "a fair aul distance" lol??

Shamrock841

robbieVan wrote: »

I think they do a seasonal run, crazy though here in Vancouver I saw that they are doing a new route from iceland to vancouver, I thought that would be way too long for a 757 to travel but apparently not at all, iceland is a lot closer to it than I thought

owenc

Poster was reffering to this post I assume, KEF-YVR is 3080nm according to gcmap

zone 1

is there going be DUB-KEF did RYN mention this before.

martinsvi

martinsvi wrote: »

I know I'm sounding difficult, all I was trying to say is I wish there was a proper service between two islands, even if it means transfers, as long as they're secure, that would satisfy me. BUT, life is about taking chances and risks and I'm sure early pioneers, such as Darwin would look at me with huge disgust.. I'll go there anyway.. someday..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dYS7PcAG4

Well I did the trip after all, via Bristol, it was rather cheap, can't remember the exact figures, but including the trip from/to Dublin with Ryanair to Bristol, it was something around 150 return per person. I did the ring road, very impressed, beautiful scenery but boy was everything expensive...

snubbleste

I observe Icelandair are starting Belfast - Keflavik in June.
They've missed an opportunity with Dub imo

Van.Bosch

snubbleste wrote: »

I observe Icelandair are starting Belfast - Keflavik in June.
They've missed an opportunity with Dub imo

They've chosen to avoid wow I'd say

L1011

snubbleste wrote: »

I observe Icelandair are starting Belfast - Keflavik in June.
They've missed an opportunity with Dub imo

On a Q400. The extra 70 miles might be enough to drive pax insane!

Believe it'll be their longest Q400 flight but nowhere near the worlds longest.

Tabnabs

L1011 wrote: »

On a Q400. The extra 70 miles might be enough to drive pax insane!

Believe it'll be their longest Q400 flight but nowhere near the worlds longest.

Ah here, DUB to SOU is bad enough, that would be hellish.

arubex

snubbleste wrote: »

I observe Icelandair are starting Belfast - Keflavik in June.

Rumour is that Easyjet are dropping the Belfast International - Keflavik service from Summer 2017, just before Air Iceland starts this new route from the City airport. Destination going from two to three departures weekly but still an overall decline in seats, therefore.

Most people flying from City are used to Q400s so it shouldn't be too much of a shock for them. I actually find them a bit roomier than Easy's Airbuses, though baggage capacity is always a problem particularly if they're going to be encouraging connections on to the USA.