Play Airlines will start flights to New York in June.

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Icelandic airline PLAY has started ticket sales on Tuesday for its flights to New York (United States), which will start on June 9 and operate daily.

PLAY will fly to New York Stewart International Airport and will be the only airline operating international flights from the airport.

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“This is a significant development for New York Stewart International Airport and the region and customers it serves,” said Rick Cotton, Executive Director of the Port of New York and New Jersey.

“The addition of PLAY’s international service is important in realizing our post-pandemic vision for New York Stewart as a leading regional provider of both international and domestic air service and as a generator of strong economic growth.”

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This is PLAY´s third destination in the United States as flights to Baltimore/Washington will begin in April and service to Boston will commence in May. This is an important expansion to PLAY´s market area as transatlantic flights will be a major factor in its business model. These three US destinations will open up new routes to Iceland, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Brussels, Trondheim, and Gothenburg in Europe in the spring.

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