PLAY time opens up new Liverpool air link to USA via Iceland
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has unveiled Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY as its latest airline partner in a link that will connect the city to Reykjavik for the first time, with seamless connections then available to PLAY’s USA services including New York, Boston, Washington and Orlando.
The new route is set to start from Liverpool on November 4, this year.
Services will operate on Mondays and Fridays, using the carrier’s new fleet of Airbus neo (new engine option) family aircraft.
Tickets from Reykjavik to America start from £149.99. One-way tickets to Iceland will start at £59.99.
The airline also operates a route to London Stansted Airport.
PLAY chief executive, Birgir Jónsson, said: “The UK has always been a particularly important market for us, so to announce a second route within a year of launching is an exciting milestone for the company.
“We look forward to welcoming passengers from the North West region and beyond, to help them on their journey to Iceland or to the USA.
“We are a no-frills airline, but with our reliable and affordable flights, PLAY’s passengers can spend their hard earned money in their holiday destination, rather than on getting there.”
Paul Winfield, director of aviation development for Liverpool John Lennon Airport, said: “It is fantastic to welcome such an exciting airline brand as PLAY and Reykjavik as a new destination to the airport’s expanding route network.
“Iceland is a destination which we know will prove popular with our passengers, along with the airline’s excellent connections to the USA.
“North America is one of the most popular destinations for North West consumers and it is great that passengers from across the region will soon be able to fly from Liverpool direct to Iceland and onward seamlessly to the USA.”
He added: “This will be another important link for the region’s visitor economy, too, making it easy for Icelanders and Americans wanting to visit the Liverpool City Region, the North West and North Wales to fly to Liverpool.”
Flight times on Mondays and Fridays are 10:50 departing Liverpool, and arriving in Reykjavik at 13:40. They will depart Reykjavik at 07:00, and arrive in Liverpool at 09:30.
