Icelandair announces new route to Lisbon, Portugal
Icelandair will add the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, to its extensive network of destinations this winter.
The Reykjavik-Lisbon route, which will be available from October 11, will operate twice weekly (Monday and Friday) on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Flights will take off from Reykjavik at 16:00, arriving in Lisbon at 21:20 (local time). From the Portuguese capital they will depart at 22:20, landing in Iceland at 01:50 the following day (local time).
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Icelandair also announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a greater strategic partnership with Portuguese airline TAP.
Under the terms, the two airlines will work on a codeshare agreement that will allow customers to travel seamlessly across the two companies’ networks.
“We are very excited to announce Lisbon as the latest addition to our extensive route network and at the same time, increase our partnership with TAP. Lisbon has a lot to offer for our customers, and the increased partnership will add convenient travel corridors to many destinations in Brazil and Africa”, Bogi Nils Bogason, President and CEO of Icelandair said.
“We believe that this partnership with Icelandair will enrich the portfolio of travel choices and destinations we offer to customers throughout our network. As we partner with Icelandair, we will be able to offer seamless flight journeys to Iceland, one of the most exciting travel destinations, and open our comprehensive network of destinations available from our Lisbon hub to all Icelandair customers”, Luís Rodrigues, CEO TAP Air Portugal said.
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