Loftleiðir

Loftleiðir HF, 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.

Loftleiðir
IATA ICAO Callsign
LL LOFTLEIĐIR
Founded1944
Ceased operations1979
(merged in 1973 with Flugfélag Íslands to form Icelandair)
HubsReykjavík Airport
Focus citiesJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Luxembourg Airport
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
Key peopleKristjan Gudlaugsson (Chairman, 1970)
Sigurdur Helgason (vice-chairman, from 1953)
Alfred Eliasson (co-founder and CEO from 1953)
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