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Posted onPost created on September 26 2011 22:18 ET by Remy Mermelstein

Hey guys,

Just wondering wether Keflavik Iceland (BIKF) was in the schedule, I can't find it anywhere. I do know that Jacob miller has done it, and it was DVA flight 051 leg 1 when he did it. Delta does have service there too, so just want to know if I can do the flight KJFK - BIKF.

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Posted onPost created on September 26 2011 23:43 ET by Justin Lawrence

If you find it in the schedule, you can fly it. It might be flown only on certain days. I would check flightaware.

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Posted onPost created on September 27 2011 00:17 ET by Ryan Morris

Remy, according to my checks, yes Delta does fly that route. Yet is a seasonal route. That said, its not available this season and I looked and cant find when exactly its available. Im sure you can still request to fly it via a help desk issue biggrin

Cheers!!

Posted onPost created on September 27 2011 00:29 ET by Ryan Morris

UPDATE: Check this sweet info I found.

Aug 6, 2010

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced new nonstop service between New York and Reykjavik, Iceland, beginning June 1, 2011.* When service begins, Delta will be the only U.S. carrier to serve Iceland nonstop from the United States.

The flight, between John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik, will be operated with a 170-seat Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 15 seats in BusinessElite and 155 seats in Economy.
The flight will also operate direct from Delta's hub in Minneapolis-St. Paul under the same flight number, with a stop at New York-JFK.

"Our new flight to Iceland is another milestone in our efforts to be the leading domestic and international carrier in New York," said Gail Grimmett, Delta's senior vice president – New York. "We have always prided ourselves in offering a large number of unique destinations from our JFK hub to provide customers convenient access to growing but underserved global markets. The addition of Reykjavik also marks the first service in Iceland for SkyTeam, the leading global airline alliance that includes Delta, Air France-KLM, Alitalia and nine other airlines."
The new Reykjavik flight will be operated as part of Delta's trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia, which gives customers access to a seamless network of connections in North America and the European Union.

Delta's New York to Iceland schedule:

Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft
52 JFK at 11:35 p.m. Reykjavik at 9:20 a.m. (next day) Daily Boeing 757-200
51 Reykjavik at 10:50 a.m. JFK at 12:55 p.m. Daily Boeing 757-200

*also also* From Delta's website:
"With five nonstop flights a week between New York (JFK) and Reykjavik (KEF), beginning June 1, 2011, we offer the destinations and convenience to make travel easier. Book your ticket and complete your travel between June 1 and August 31, 2011."

Sadly enough this service was around August, 2011. Seems like they might have stopped this service or its only served from June to August. Cheers! biggrin

Posted onPost created on September 27 2011 07:06 ET by Remy Mermelstein

Cool ryan,

I have that article printed out, my friends who is Icelandic, his uncle works for delta and was the first pilot to fly that route as a captain aboard the 757-200 that they used. They had a big celebration at his house when it happened, it was quite fun.

Remy Mermelstein (DVA9655)

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