May 25 - Three weeks after Delta resumed its daily service from New York-JFK to Iceland, the airline has launched a second and new daily nonstop flight from Boston to Reykjavik. Once the third daily flight from Minneapolis begins next week, 2021 will be the biggest year for Delta in Iceland.

 

Pre-pandemic, the U.S. was the largest source market for tourism into Iceland with more than 460,000 visitors in 2019, according to data from the Icelandic Tourist Board. Tourism data also indicates that American visitors are the top spenders of foreign visitors spending an average of $2,100 each during a typical week’s stay. Tourism remains one of the country’s main industries making up 8% of the country’s GDP.

 

The addition of Boston to Delta’s Iceland footprint offers convenient connections from 118 U.S. cities via the three hubs, making it easier for customers to reconnect with family, friends and new experiences. Delta will operate 85 daily flights from Boston this summer to 37 destinations.

 

Customers traveling to Iceland will be required to provide proof of full vaccination or recovery of COVID-19. Travelers returning to the U.S. will still require a negative COVID-19 test and can find a nearby location with Delta’s dedicated Travel Planning Center for international travel.

 

Delta will fly Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft on these routes, which include both premium and economy cabins offering more choice to customers. All services are operated in conjunction with partners Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic.

 

Delta prioritizes the health and safety of customers and employees above all, which is why the airline’s layers of protection include regularly sanitizing high-touch surfaces and replacing onboard industrial-grade HEPA filters twice as often as recommended.

 

In addition to safer travel as part of the Delta CareStandard, all customers flying between the U.S. and Iceland will enjoy hundreds of new in-flight entertainment options on personal seat-back screens. Delta’s award-winning customer experience also includes touchless technology via the Fly Delta app and onboard and plans to deliver new high-speed Wi-Fi on board this year.

 

Customers also have more flexibility than ever to plan and rebook their trips with an industry-leading travel credit extension for all tickets expiring in 2021 and all tickets purchased in 2021 through Dec. 31, 2022. For more information on Delta, please visit delta.com.

 

 

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