Ke hoʻomau nei i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka ulu nui o nā helu o nā ohua, ua hoʻokipa ʻo Keflavik Airport i ka hoʻohui hou loa i kāna pūnaewele ala e ulu mau nei me ka hōʻea ʻana o ka loulou hou o Icelandair i Tampa. Me ke alaloa 5,779-kilomika i hana ʻia i ʻelua mau pule ma ka 183-757 mau noho o ka mea lawe, ua hoʻolauleʻa ka hub Icelandic i ka lele mua o ka mokulele mokulele i nehinei.
Ke lilo nei ʻo Keflavik i ka US 18th mākaʻikaʻi - kona 23rd ma ʻAmelika Hema - hoʻohui hou ka lawelawe hou i ka US ma ke ʻano he mākeke ʻāina nui loa ma ke kahua mokulele i lawelawe ʻia ma nā kūlana S17 noho. Ke kū nei i kahi hoʻokūkū pololei ma ka loulou i ke kahawai ʻo Florida Bay, ua hoʻohui ʻo Icelandair i kāna huakaʻi 13th US mai kona kumu, ke hāʻawi nei i kahi mau manawa he 20,000 mau pule i ka US mai ke kahua mokulele nui loa o Iceland.
Ke manaʻo nei e hōʻea i 8.7 miliona mau ohua i kēia makahiki, ua ʻike ʻo Keflavik i kāna kaʻa i aneane pālua mai ka 2015.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Becoming Keflavik's 18th US destination – its 23rd in North America – the new service further consolidates the US as the airport's largest country market served in terms of S17 seat capacity.
- Facing no direct competition on the link to Florida's Gulf Coast, Icelandair adds its 13th US destination from its base, now offering almost 20,000 weekly seats to the US from Iceland's largest airport.
- Continuing to record significant growth in passenger numbers, Keflavik Airport has welcomed the latest addition to its ever-growing route network with the arrival of Icelandair's new link to Tampa.
