Around 21,000 foreign tourists left Iceland through Keflavík International Airport in December; which is about 11 percent more than in December 2010. Read the full story
Posted on 15 January 2012.
Around 21,000 foreign tourists left Iceland through Keflavík International Airport in December; which is about 11 percent more than in December 2010. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 November 2011.
The Icelandic Minister of Finance says that it is not wasteful for the state to pay ISK 300 million of taxpayers’ money to buy two plots of land owned by the Reykjanesbaer municipality. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 July 2011.
A man has been arrested in Iceland for threatening girls with a starting pistol. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 May 2011.
The erupting Grimsvotn volcano in southeast Iceland forced the closure of Icelandic airports yesterday to avert any possbile danger posed to aircraft by volcanic ash. The country’s biggest airport is now scheduled to re-open this afternoon with extra flights to clear the backlog. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 September 2010.
“I am very happy with the situation here and the reception we have received from air traffic control, other airport staff members and all those who have assisted us,” says Randall Lee Neville, a Boeing test pilot visiting Iceland with the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 September 2010.
The new Dreamliner, also known as the Boeing 787, is currently stationed at Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport for testing in side winds. This is only the second time the brand new aircraft has left the USA. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2010.
Emergency services at Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport were put on highest alert yesterday evening as a US Air Force Hercules aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 July 2010.
An Airbus A333 passenger jet on the way from Amsterdam to Detroit yesterday had to make an unscheduled stop in Iceland to offload a sick passenger. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 April 2010.
Domestic flights within Iceland have been cancelled today. Air Iceland and Eagle Air have both suspended flights from Reykjavik at least until this afternoon. Keflavik International Airport has also closed and international flights are also cancelled. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 April 2010.
(This article relates to the 2010 eruption at Eyjafjallajokull. For information on the May 2011 eruption at Grimsvotn, please check the IceNews homepage for regular updates) Volcanic activity at South Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano and the production of ash have been steady over the last few days and the lava stream continues to flow to the north. Geologists and meteorologists say that although activity is much lower now than at the peak, there is no sign the eruption is coming to an end. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
