Low-Cost Icelandic Airline Play Shuts Down

Icelandic low-cost airline Play has shut down, canceling all upcoming flights. Play had offered budget flights between North America and cities across Europe. The airline posted news about its closing on its website, advising current customers to...

Cute And Compact, Hilton By Canopy Reykjavik City Center Hotel Is Ideal For Smooth Sailing

In Reykjavic, Hilton Canopy City Center is in a great location to discover the cool things that Iceland offers. Hilton Canopy After my recent Viking Cruise to Iceland, I stayed at Hilton’s Canopy Reykjavik City Center, which is the go-to...

Help? Call Charlie! Networking, Fascism, And… Icelandanders?

Whelp, kelp, help, skelp, Phelp, yelp, welp, chelp, sngelp. These are all words that rhyme, yet only one is a service I offer. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call Charlie!...

PLAY Icelandic low cost airline has gone bust

1 Low-cost Icelandic airline, PLAY, has shut down. The carrier, which started operations in 2021, announced that “All flights have been cancelled. We are deeply sorry for the disruption this causes and thank you for your understanding.” The last...

Threading Her Way To Paris: Ása Bríet Brattaberg Brings Icelandic Heritage To Fashion

“There’s a cute picture of me at two years old with my grandmother from the Faroe Islands. My gran was teaching me to draw up a pattern for a garment. She sewed and knitted clothes for me, and so did my mother,” Ása Bríet Brattaberg explains. The...

Global solidarity urged at Gaza Tribunal as activists call for innovative advocacy

- Charlotte Qvale and Dr. Mads Gilbert highlight arts and science as new tools for amplifying Palestinian resistance ISTANBUL Speakers at the Gaza Tribunal's final session in Istanbul on Saturday urged more inventive and coordinated forms of...

flydocs signs five-year digital records partnership with Air Atlanta Icelandic

Air Atlanta Icelandic partners with flydocs for a five-year digital records management agreement, covering its 17-aircraft fleet and TRAX integration. flydocs, a global provider of digital records, asset management, and engineering services, has...

PLAY’s sudden collapse grounds all Alicante–Iceland flights

PLAY Airlines grounded after declaring bankruptcy. Credit : InsectWorld, Shutterstock The skies between Spain and Iceland just got a lot emptier. Low-cost Icelandic airline PLAY has gone bust, announcing on September 29 that it was ceasing all...

Mediawan Boards Icelandic Crime Series ‘Elma,’ Produced by Glassriver with Belgium’s Lunanime, Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

Iceland’s production powerhouse Glassriver (“Black Sands,” “As Long as We Live”) has inked a major international distribution deal with Mediawan Rights for the anticipated crime thriller series “Elma,” based on Eva BjörgÆgisdóttir’s best-selling...

Flydocs strikes five-year deal with Air Atlanta Icelandic

Flydocs has signed a five-year agreement with Air Atlanta Icelandic (Air Atlanta). The Iceland-based charter and ACMI airline will now adopt Flydocs’ Digital Records Management solution across its fleet of 17 aircraft. The partnership gives Air...

PLAY Airlines Ceases Operations

PLAY Airlines, the red-liveried Icelandic low-cost carrier based out of Keflavik International Airport, has ceased operations after just over four years in the skies. Recent months have seen the airline make drastic cuts to its transatlantic...

A low-cost Icelandic airline suddenly folds, leaving passengers stranded

World News A Fly Play aircraft. Sigga Ella/Bloomberg By Jenny Gross, New York Times Service September 29, 2025 | 2:28 PM 2 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social...

Third world bug in thor world country!

In the continuing saga of Third Worldisation of the world, which includes the ongoing MAGA makeover in Trumpland, Iceland is the latest victim. It turns out that the last bastion of mosquito-freedom has fallen. Reykjavik, once a pristine fridge...

Indian diaspora unites for Viksit Bharat Run in Iceland

Members of Indian diaspora in Iceland participate in Viksit Bharat Run (Image Credit: X/@indembiceland) Reykjavik, Sep 28 (IANS) Members of Indian diaspora in Iceland participated in the Viksit Bharat Run organised by Indian Embassy in Reykjavik...

New flights from Edinburgh will take passengers to Iceland's 'magical Northern Lights'

New journeys from Edinburgh to the 'magical' Iceland have been announced from Jet2. The airline has released details for the winter 2026/27 trips, giving passengers a chance to witness the Northern Lights, Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon. Jet2 has...

Nova Scotians with Icelandic roots hold tight to their legacy

Marshall Burgess is proud of his Icelandic roots in Nova Scotia and doesn't want his family's legacy to be forgotten. His grandmother, Steinvor Nicolina Erlendsdottir, was born on the Nordic island and was one of the Icelandic immigrants who...

From Iceland to Iran and Iraq: One man’s mission to help free Elizabeth Tsurkov

Working quietly over the past two years, a diverse collection of officials and private organizations came together to secure the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, the Israeli-Russian academic who was kidnapped by the Shiite militia Kataeb Hezbollah in...

The Retreat At Blue Lagoon Iceland Is A Transformative Trip

The Retreat At Blue Lagoon is a water wellness wonder where you can take a delectable dip into geothermal waters and experience a soul-soothing spa. The Retreat At Blue Lagoon I came. I saw. I conquered my cortisol. Earlier this year, I had the...

Geothermal Grants Promise Major Energy Savings Across Iceland

Fossil fuel heating in the Westfjords towns of Patreksfjörður and Ísafjörður could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to major state-backed investment in geothermal infrastructure. At a press conference earlier this week, the Ministry of the...

Jet2 announces new flights to Iceland for winter 2026 from Stansted Airport

Major airline and holiday company Jet2 has announced new flight routes to Iceland from an Essex airport, beginning next year. The routes will be taking off from Stansted Airport for the winter 2026/27 period with a "significantly expanded...