Icelandair expands Canadian flights

Icelandair has announced the addition of a new city to its roster of flights to Canada.

Between May 17th and September 3rd, the Icelandic carrier will fly to Halifax in Nova Scotia with connections available from Glasgow and Manchester.

"The Halifax operations will provide an excellent opportunity to service the growing number of Icelandic companies in Canada and for Atlantic Canada residents to visit Iceland, our unique and spectacular home country, on the way to some of our many destinations in Europe," commented Gunnar Eklund, general manager of the Americas for Icelandair.

New flights were also announced by the airline to Bergen in Norway and Gothenburg in Sweden, adding to current Scandinavian destinations Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm.

Last month, Icelandair announced that it would be allowing its Customer Club members to redeem points at six Radisson Edwardian hotels in central London and at Heathrow Airport.

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