Iceland Express 744248 224864870 2008-07-10T19:26:02Z Tobibln 1726021 /* Destinations */ {{Infobox_Airline | airline=Iceland Express| logo=Iceland_express_NEW_logo.gif| logo_size=250| IATA=HW| ICAO=FHE| callsign=FlyHello| parent=[[Fons Eignarhaldsfélag]]| founded=[[2002]]| headquarters=[[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]| key_people=[[Matthías Imsland]], [[Managing Director]]<br>[[Þorsteinn Örn Guðmundsson]], [[Chairman of the board]]| hubs=[[Keflavík International Airport]]| focus_cities=[[Akureyri Airport]]| fleet_size=4| destinations=15| website= http://www.icelandexpress.com| }} '''Iceland Express''' is a [[Low-cost carrier|low-fare airline]] based in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]. It operates services to 14 destinations in [[Europe]] using leased aircraft. Its main base is [[Keflavík International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 92 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref> == History == The airline was established in [[2002]] and began operations on [[February 27]], [[2003]] with daily flights to [[London]] and [[Copenhagen]] using [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]] aircraft [[wet lease]]d from [[Astraeus (airline)|Astraeus]]. This contract was taken over by [[JetX Airlines]] and then by [[Hello (airline)|Hello]] which now operates all services on behalf of Iceland Express. The airline is owned by Icelandic investment group, [[Northern Travel Holding]].<ref>[http://www.flyastraeus.com/news.asp?ID=1 Astraeus Airlines . Flystar . Scheduled & Charter flights from London and Manchester<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Fons Eignarhaldsfelag has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in [[Astraeus (airline)|Astraeus]], reportedly for £5m. The move would help the Icelandic group support their Iceland Express subsidiary to begin low-fare transatlantic services. The two airlines would continue to operate as separate entities and it is understood that Astraeus could have supplied Iceland Express with [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]] aircraft to start flights from [[Iceland]] to [[New York City|New York]] and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] in spring [[2007]] <ref>[[Airliner World]] January 2007</ref>. ==Destinations== {{main|Iceland Express destinations}} == Fleet == [[Image:Hello Iceland Express MD90 HB-JIE.jpg|thumb|Iceland Express MD-90]] The Iceland Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of [[March 2008]]): *3 [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30]] (Operated by [[Hello (airline)|Hello]]) *1 [[Boeing 757-200]] (Operated by [[Astraeus (airline)|Astraeus]]) Since Iceland Express does not operate these aircraft itself, but under wet-lease, the airline uses Hello's and Astraeus's IATA and ICAO codes and can be heard using Hello's callsign "Flyhello".<ref>[http://www.eurocontrol.int/icaoref/icao_8585_aircraft_operators_browse.jsp Eurocontrol]</ref><ref>[http://icelandexpress.com/com/about_us/the_company/]</ref> == External links == *[http://www.icelandexpress.com/ Iceland Express] *[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=ICE&al_op=1 Iceland Express Fleet] == References == {{reflist|2}} {{commons|Iceland Express}} {{Navbox Airlines of Iceland}} [[Category:Airlines of Iceland]] [[Category:Low-cost airlines]] [[Category:Airlines established in 2002]] [[de:Iceland Express]] [[et:Iceland Express]] [[fi:Iceland Express]] [[fr:Iceland Express]] [[is:Iceland Express]] [[nl:Iceland Express]] [[no:Iceland Express]] [[pl:Iceland Express]] [[sv:Iceland Express]] [[vi:Iceland Express]]