The Port of Seattle has announced that Icelandair will begin serving Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on July 22, 2009. The airline will provide connecting flights to 18 European cities, via its hub in Reykjavik, Iceland.
"It's my great pleasure to announce this new service," said Port of Seattle Commission President Bill Bryant. "Sea-Tac generates more than 160,000 jobs in King and Pierce counties, and this new service strengthens our airport and helps us to keep these jobs."
Icelandair will be the only Nordic carrier serving the West Coast and it will provide a strong connecting gateway to Europe. The airline touts an all-Boeing fleet and will serve Sea-Tac Airport with a 183-seat Boeing 757.
"We look forward to partnering with the Port of Seattle to serve its passengers, especially the large Scandinavian population in this region," said Thorsteinn Egilsson, Icelandair's General Manager - The Americas.
Icelandair will provide four flights a week, departing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 3:30 p.m., and arriving in Reykjavik at 6:45 a.m. Nonstop connections through the Reykjavik hub will include flights to Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm, Paris, London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, and more.
Within the United States, Icelandair provides service from Boston, New York-JFK, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Orlando.
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