Passengers can now fly from Liverpool to the USA via Iceland after airline PLAY arrived at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The budget Icelandic airline's first service from Reykjavik landed at Liverpool on Friday morning and was welcomed with an aircraft 'baptism' from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service as it taxied towards the terminal. Members of staff from the airport and PLAY cut a ribbon outside the aircraft to declare the route open.
PLAY will operate flights between Liverpool and Iceland on Mondays and Fridays. Once passengers get to Keflavík International Airport, they can then change onto services to American destinations including New York, Boston and Washington DC. The price for a single ticket from Liverpool to Iceland will begin at £41, while flights to New York begin at £116.
