The new addition to İGA Istanbul Airport: “Icelandair”

Icelandair, the national airline of Iceland, will start its flights to iGA Istanbul Airport on September 5, 2025. The flights will be organized 4 times a week from Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, to Istanbul, and will connect Icelandair passengers in North America and Iceland to Asia and the Middle East, and Turkish Airlines passengers departing from Istanbul to Iceland, Canada and North America.

Welcoming 67.6 million passengers in the first 10 months of 2024, iGA Istanbul Airport is increasing its power in the international arena with its connection points at 321 destinations around the world and the number of airlines it adds to its network.

Icelandair, one of the most important airlines in Northern Europe and the national airline of Iceland, will start its flights to Istanbul on September 5, 2025, 4 times a week. Icelandair will operate with Boeing 737-MAX8 type aircraft with a capacity of 160 seats, and the start of Icelandair's operations at iGA Istanbul Airport is also of great importance in terms of offering a wide network to passengers.

According to the codeshare agreement signed between Icelandair and Turkish Airlines (TK), Icelandair passengers in North America and Iceland will be able to connect to the east, especially to Asia and the Middle East via the TK network, while TK passengers will be able to connect to the west, Iceland, Canada and North America via Icelandair flights. Thanks to code-sharing, passengers will be able to travel on a single ticket and benefit from the convenience of having their baggage delivered to the final destination.

Expressing their satisfaction with the start of Icelandair's operations in Istanbul, Server Aydın, Chief Commercial Officer at iGA Istanbul Airport, said:

“In the first 9 months of 2024, Istanbul hosted 14 million tourists, showing a growth of 6.6 percent. As iGA Istanbul Airport, we are pleased to have a share in the increasing number of tourists coming to our city from different locations around the world. In this respect, it is very important that Icelandair, the national airline of Iceland, one of the most important countries of Northern Europe, joins us. This connection is not just a new route; it will be a bridge connecting Iceland's immense natural beauty with Istanbul's rich cultural heritage. We are opening endless discoveries and new horizons for tourism and trade. Together with Icelandair, we are redefining the spirit of global travel at iGA Istanbul Airport.”

About Icelandair:

Icelandair, part of the Icelandair Group, a publicly traded travel company based in Reykjavik, is Iceland's national airline and operates from Keflavik International Airport. The airline aims to build an international network connecting points in North America and Europe using Iceland's geographical location and is steadily growing its network of connections.