Iceland Express

Iceland Express is a low-fare airline headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. It operates services to several destinations in Europe using leased aircraft. Its main base is Keflavík International Airport. The airline was established in 2002 and began operations on February 27, 2003 with daily flights to London Stansted and Copenhagen using Boeing 737-300 aircraft wet leased from Astraeus. This contract was taken over by JetX Airlines and then by Hello. In the fall of 2008, Astraeus resumed operating all flights on behalf of Iceland Express with two Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The airline was owned by Icelandic investment group, Northern Travel Holding. Northern Travel Holding was acquired in full by Fons in September 2008. It silently changed...