Loftleiðir
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Loftleiðir (, ), internationally known as Icelandic Airlines (abbreviated IAL) or Loftleiðir Icelandic, was a private Icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík, which operated mostly trans-Atlantic flights linking Europe and America, pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 84 inbound references to Loftleiðir, and connects out to Luxembourg Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Douglas DC-8.
Vinony files it under 1944 establishments in Iceland, Airlines disestablished in 1979 and Airlines established in 1944.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- airline
- Country
- Iceland
- Headquarters
- Reykjavík
- Legal form
- privately held company
- Image
- Icelandic Airlines May 1973 Fifth Avenue New York Advertisement.jpg
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- Commons category
- Loftleiðir Icelandic
- IATA airline designator
- LL
- inception
- 1944-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1979-00-00
- airline hub
- Reykjavík Airport
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Loftleiðir
- Pioneering low-cost flights
- Airline co-operations
- Fleet
- Accidents and incidents
- In popular culture
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Loftleiðir (, ), internationally known as Icelandic Airlines (abbreviated IAL) or Loftleiðir Icelandic, was a private Icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík, which operated mostly trans-Atlantic flights linking Europe and America, pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes.
In 2003, the name Loftleiðir Icelandic made a comeback to service the skies as Icelandair's aircraft lease and charter flights provider.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loftleiðir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.