Icelandair to Operate from New JFK Terminal 6 in 2026

JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Icelandair, the leading carrier of Iceland,...

Icelandair Joins JFK Terminal 6 for Operations in 2026

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2025 -- JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport's new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Icelandair, the leading...

Candlewood Suites comes to Iceland

Happy Thursday, readers! Let’s talk about some exciting news from IHG Hotels & Resorts—they’re making their big debut in Iceland with the launch of their midscale long-stay brand, Candlewood Suites. This new hotel property will be located in...

Norwegian Jewel Declares "Code Oscar Starboard“ As Passenger Goes Overboard

Norwegian Cruise Line has faced a couple of issues in recent weeks and months. Among the alarming situations was a tugboat arriving to rescue the Escape ship, which had barely made it to New York City, hours after it was expected. Additionally,...

Four land-based fish farms in Iceland partner on managing aquaculture waste streams

Four separate land-based fish farms in Iceland – First Water, Laxey, Samherji Fishfarming, and Thor Salmon – have signed a declaration of intent to work together to responsibly and sustainably manage aquaculture waste streams. The companies, along...

Iceland-Based Budget Airline Shuts Down, Cancels All Flights

In a single announcement, ultra-low-cost airline Play revealed that it would be shutting its doors and cancelling all future flights. This leaves paying customers, some already in their destinations, scrambling for last-second tickets. Until now,...

Iceland strips Alyaksandr Mashenski of honorary consulship

Iceland has relieved businessman Alyaksandr Mashenski from his duties as honorary consul. The notification was sent to the Belarusian authorities on June 24, 2025, according to Reform.news, which cites the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs....

Icelandair recruits Play founder as it rejigs operations roles

Icelandair is rejigging its structure of operational roles, and has recruited one of the founders of Icelandic budget carrier Play, Arnar Mar Magnusson. Icelandair is discontinuing the role of chief operating officer, following the retirement of...

Icelandic PLAY Airlines ceases operations, pulls out of BWI

Iceland’s PLAY Airlines ceased operations on Sunday, ending its service at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where it had offered flights to Reykjavik. “Fly PLAY hf. has ceased operations, and all flights have been...

Beethoven and Banjos 2025 brings Icelandic soundscapes to the Northwoods

The annual Beethoven and Banjos festival returns this fall with a fresh cross-genre collaboration celebrating Icelandic music. Presented by the Northwoods Music Collaborative, the 2025 edition features guest artists Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir on cello...

Laufey was an ‘odd fish’ in native Iceland. Now she’s a jazz-pop star

For years, singer and musician Laufey knew she wanted to be a performer but struggled to find an audience. The child of an Icelandic father and a Chinese immigrant mother, Laufey sometimes felt out of place in Iceland. She tried out for local...

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s home is named after the Irish and Iceland’s Irish and Columban roots go way back

Heimir Hallgrímsson will need the luck of the Irish as he tries to revive our World Cup dreams in do-or-die clashes against Portugal and Armenia. But he might have a good claim on it. His home place in Iceland is named after us. Hallgrímsson was...

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for Icelandic defendant

“The defendant has confessed to his role in the case concerning a 63-year-old woman who was shot to death in her home in Stockholm exactly one year ago,” said Alexandra Bittner, district prosecutor and lead prosecutor in the case against the...

REPORT: Work in Progress @ Reykjavík International Film Festival 2025

08/10/2025 - Cineuropa takes a closer look at five promising Northern European projects unveiled during this year’s Icelandic gathering Death of a Horse by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson and Óskar Þór Axelsson (© ACT4) Held on 3 October, the...

Goodbye, Seattle: Icelandair's Long-Haul Airbus A321LR Routes Have Changed

Big changes are coming to Icelandair's long-haul Airbus A321LR network. According to the carrier's recent schedule update for the peak summer of 2026, the single-aisle equipment's US offer will see flights to Newark, New York JFK, Orlando, and...

Laufey was an 'odd fish' in native Iceland. Now she's a jazz-pop star

For years, singer and musician Laufey knew she wanted to be a performer but struggled to find an audience. The child of an Icelandic father and a Chinese immigrant mother, Laufey sometimes felt out of place in Iceland. She tried out for local...

IHG Hotels & Resorts continues Nordic expansion with first property in Iceland

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announces its first signing in Iceland for its midscale long stay brand Candlewood Suites, by IHG. Signed as part of an agreement with ALVA Capital, IHG will look to develop...

Meet Elín Hall, the Icelandic Alt-Pop Star and Actor You’ll Soon Be Obsessed With

Will Elín Hall blow up even more than she has already? Next March, she’ll open for Laufey at Kórinn in Reykjavík's suburb of Kópavogur. But she’s not sure where this will all go, only that she wants to keep making music and telling stories on...

Björk Expresses Support To Icelandic Citizen Kidnapped By Israel

On Wednesday, October 8, internationally renowned artist Björk expressed her support for Magga Stína, who was kidnapped by the Israeli Army in international waters. Margrét Kristín Blöndal — Magga Stína — was onboard the Freedom Flotilla...

Freedive Iceland | Exploring the Clearest Water on Earth

Beneath Iceland’s stark volcanic landscape lies a world few travellers ever see; one of silent blue corridors, shifting light and water so clear it feels like air. Take a deep breath and prepare to discover it. Freediving in Iceland is not just...