Icelandair to launch new independent flight service to Glasgow and Manchester

Icelandair recently announced its new flight service to Glasgow and Manchester. The new independent air flights will begin their operations from 20th September 2011. The airline will operate two independent air line flights per week to Manchester and three independent flights per week to Glasgow.

Thorsteinn Egilsson, Icelandair’s General Manager of The Americas, said, “We are pleased to operate routes to both Glasgow and Manchester independent of each other, the new flight schedule will optimize connectivity and elapse time. This is a positive improvement for the Icelandair network and we will utilize it to support further growth to the UK."

The Iceland’s international airline operates daily flight service to London, and has also launched new flight services from United States and Europe.

The airline has been offering flight service to Iceland from several cities in United States such as Boston, New York-JFK, Seattle and also provides seasonal flight service from Washington, D.C., Minneapolis - St. Paul, Orlando Sanford, Halifax and Toronto.

The Iceland flagship carrier at present has its flight connectivity to over 20 destinations in Scandinavian, UK and Continental Europe. The airline also facilitates its customers by allowing stopover at Iceland free of cost.