Iceland’s PLAY to debut US routes in early 2Q22

PLAY (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced plans to start hub operations at Reykjavik Keflavik with the start of flights to the United States starting on April 20, 2022. The launch will take place two months earlier than originally planned.

The low-cost carrier plans to connect Iceland with two destinations in the US in the first phase, namely Baltimore Thurgood Marshall (starting on April 20) and Boston (May 11). Both routes will be operated daily with A321-200N aircraft. The carrier will provide connections via Keflavik to its existing European network. In so doing, PLAY will mirror Icelandair’s business model as well as that of the now-defunct WOW air.

The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that PLAY currently operates three A321-200Ns and is soon to take its first A320-200N. Its tentative commitments through the end of 2023 foresee the deliveries of five A320-200Ns and another A321-200N.