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.
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Founded | 1944 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1979 (merged in 1973 with Flugfélag Íslands to form Icelandair) | ||||||
Hubs | Reykjavík Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | John F. Kennedy International Airport Luxembourg Airport | ||||||
Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||
Key people | Kristjan Gudlaugsson (Chairman, 1970) Sigurdur Helgason (vice-chairman, from 1953) Alfred Eliasson (co-founder and CEO from 1953) |
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