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Which airport will I land at in Iceland if my ticket says "Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt."?
Google was wrong. There are two airports "in" Reykjavík: Reykjavík Airport, which is close to town and serves only domestic destinations and Greenland, and Keflavík International Airport, a.k.a. ...
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Which airport will I land at in Iceland if my ticket says "Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt."?
You will be arriving at Keflavik (KEF), which is a 40-ish minute drive outside Reykjavik. Keflavik is now the main airport for Reykjavik, and all the car hire agencies have a presence there.
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What is the "Applicable country" field on the Icelandair check-in form?
After chatting with Icelandair representative, applicable country in this field means that to which country you have the visa to, in this case is USA, therefore I should put USA.
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Why is Iceland Air's Saga Premium product classified as Business class?
It's not. Here's what I see if I go to book a flight on Icelandair's website:
The premium cabin is sold as "Saga Premium," as also shown on their services page. Their fleet pages depict "Saga Premium"...
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How fast is the Internet on board Iceland Air flights?
It will depend a lot on how many other passengers are using the service, not only in your aircraft, but also in other aircrafts within the same region. Icelandair is not throttling the speed ...
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How fast is the Internet on board Iceland Air flights?
Below is a screenshot from the flight, flying above Europe:
Download: 7.55 Mbps, Upload: 0.47 Mbps, Ping: 688 ms
I was even able to make a Telegram call onboard without issues. However... once we'...
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I've been to Keflavik, Iceland, but now I can't find it on the map!
According to wiki, Reykjanesbær is a community that encompasses also Njarðvík and Hafnir. The town where your pointer ends up is Keflavik, but the label shown on Google Maps is from the larger ...
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Why is Iceland Air's Saga Premium product classified as Business class?
This page sets out the different fare classes.
The difference between economy flex and saga premium:
Free headset
Free meals
Free alcoholic beverages
Free champagne
Free hot towels
2 32 KG checked ...
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Can I fly with an empty fuel bottle in checked baggage in Europe (Icelandair, UK→IS)?
According to Icelandair's website, under Baggage restrictions, "Camping stoves and fuel containers that have contained a flammable liquid fuel, with empty fuel tank and/or fuel container" are "...
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Security check during Keflavik transfer
There is a Schengen emigration control that you must pass through (if coming from a Schengen country. There is no security control (i.e. Metal detectors) that you normally must pass through. There ...
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How to upgrade my Icelandair ticket?
Contact Icelandair
You can always contact Icelandair to have your ticket(s) upgraded to Saga Premium.
Bid for an upgrade
You can also bid for an upgrade to Saga Premium with Icelandair's Class Up.
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Icelandair flight to America: check in for second leg at Keflavik?
You can get it in Keflavik airside. There are service desks in Terminal C (near gate C22, arrival from EU) and Terminal D (near gate D15, departure to US)
https://www.icelandair.com/support/pre-flight/...
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Which airport will I land at in Iceland if my ticket says "Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt."?
If you are travelling from London, then you are going to land on the International airport not the domestic one. This would be KEF and is approx. 30 miles (49.5 km) away from Reykjavík.
In terms of ...
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Check in for Iceland Air from Aberdeen
If no online check in is available then the only way to check in is at the airport.
According to Iceland Air website it is possible to choose seats during the booking process, however there is no info ...
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Why is Iceland Air's Saga Premium product classified as Business class?
The important external thing (for naming a booking class "Business class") is whether airports recognize it as business class (and get the appropriate fees for those passengers) and hence honor their ...
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Is transit visa required to transit through Reykjavik (KEF)?
Unless you are allowed to enter the Schengen area without a visa, I assume you are not, you do not only need a transit visa, but a completely regular Schengen visa for that itinerary since you have ...
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Only one parent travelling back from US to EU with dual citizen child
Which additional documents do we need for that?
Nothing, with that form you're even better off than most
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I have a stopover in Iceland with Iceland Air, do I have to collect and check back in my luggage?
When I checked in for Icelandair, with a 10 day stopover the checking online page stated 'your stopover is longer than 24 hours, you can not check in for the second leg' which I think is an indication ...
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Do we need transit visas for Iceland if we have a two-hour layover?
According to SkyTeam no transit visas are required for you as:
Holders of confirmed onward tickets transiting on the same calendar day.
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Clear backpack bags on Icelandair
20 years ago my backpack was packed in one such a sturdy plastic bag on the way home from a holiday, I do not remember which country but it was certainly not Iceland.
I kept that bad and have used it ...
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Why is Iceland Air's Saga Premium product classified as Business class?
As some already said business class does not mean business class. If you compare Qatar Airways Q suite with Lufthansa you can also ask why is Lufthansa classified as business class.
In business class ...
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Does Amex or Priority Pass have access to the Saga Lounge at Keflavik Airport?
The website for the Saga Lounge has a list of all valid access options.
This list includes a number of Visa and Mastercard cards, but does not include either Priority Pass or any American Express ...
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Does Icelandair have a lounge in Berlin?
Icelandair passengers can access Lounge Tempelhof at Berlin airport. Priority Pass doesn't get you lounge access at BER, but some credit at Mövenpick Café.
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Does Icelandair board front to back or back to front?
All airlines I know of use the following boarding process:
First, let priority passengers board. This may include (either as a single group, or as several distinct groups):
People with disabilities ...
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Clear backpack bags on Icelandair
This answer describes an alternative solution.
The point is to contain all the 'loose' straps and what not. The material of the bag/wrapper doesn't matter so much.
If you can properly secure any ...
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Can two people from two different locations fly on the same plane?
In general, if you want to have two people flying on two different itineraries that happen to share the same flight, you have to buy two separate tickets that both include these flights.
However, ...
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Can two people from two different locations fly on the same plane?
If I've understood your plans correctly (they are not particularly clearly formulated): You're flying Toronto->Reykjavik->Oslo, meeting up with your girlfriend. Then you both want to fly to Miami, via ...
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Security check during Keflavik transfer
I have been pulled aside by security ("SSSS" code on my boarding pass) when going from the Schengen to non-Schengen zone on my way to the US via Keflavík. I had my bags inspected, I was swabbed for ...
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