Iceland Air Return
01 May, 2007
On May 17, 2007 Icelandair began its service to Halifax, NS. Flight # 606 landed at 8:15 pm. The airport authority had two fire trucks on hand to spray the plane with water (not champagne) to celebrate this event. A reception was held at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Eleanor Humphries, CEO of the Halifax Airport, welcomed Icelandair back to Halifax. Jon Karl Olafsson, CEO of Icelandair, stated how pleased the airline was to return and looked forward to future opportunities in Canada with its new Blue Sky Policy. Many members of the Icelandic and Scandinavian Societies attended the event. Scandinavian foods (oysters, herring, gravalax, etc.) were served.
Dolly Belmore, in her Icelandic costume, stole the show. She was introduced to all of the dignitaries present, including the Mayor of Reykjavik, Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson, Iceland's Ambassador Marcus Antonsson and his wife Steinnun Armannsdottir and Hans Indridasson and his wife Erla Einarsdottir. Hans managed Icelandair's office in Halifax when the airline first came here.
The airline flies out of Halifax on Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights.
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The Society wishes the Company success in this new venture.