Play Airlines Launches Flights from Düsseldorf Airport to Iceland and North America

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Created: 06/14/2023, 8:35 p.m

Von: Jonah Reule

Play, a new airline, is now flying to Iceland at Düsseldorf Airport. With a stopover in Reykjavik, trips to North America are also possible.

Düsseldorf – A new airline is taking off at Düsseldorf Airport: As the airport operator announced, Airline Play now flies to the Icelandic port city of Keflavik, around 50 kilometers from the capital Reykjavik. Travelers can now travel to Iceland three times a week with the low-cost airline. For people who want to go to North America, there is also a new travel option: From Keflavik, onward flights to the USA, for example, are also possible with Play.

“Play” flies three times a week from Düsseldorf Airport to Iceland

Since June 8th, travelers can fly with Play from Dusseldorf to Keflavik. Three times a week it goes from Düsseldorf Airport to Iceland. Flights depart on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. There are also flights from Keflavik to Dusseldorf on the same days. The flights can be booked, among other things, via the website of Düsseldorf Airport, as well as directly via the Play website. In addition to Play, Eurowings also flies from Düsseldorf to Iceland.

Dusseldorf Airport: When does Play fly to Reykjavik?

According to the airport operator, the Airbus A320 neo is used on Play’s flights to and from Düsseldorf. Up to 189 passengers can fly in it per flight. Flights to and from the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia are scheduled at the following times:

• Dusseldorf (DUS) – Keflavik (KEF) flight number OG731: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Departure: 12:20 p.m. Arrival: 1:40 p.m. (local time). Flight duration: 3:20.
• Keflavik (KEF) – Düsseldorf (DUS), flight number OG730: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Departure: 06:10 (local time). Arrival: 11:25 am. Flight duration: 3:15.

Play offers onward flights to the USA and Canada from Reykjavik

Travelers can also fly to the USA and Canada from Keflavik Airport. Because since 2022, Play has been flying to five destinations in North America in addition to nine destinations in Europe. In the US, Play flies to the cities of Baltimore, Boston, New York and the capital Washington DC. The airline has also been flying to Toronto in Canada since June 2023.

If you want to fly directly to the USA from Düsseldorf, you can use Delta Air Lines flights. Since the beginning of May, the US airline has been flying from Düsseldorf to Atlanta and back three times a week.

From Dusseldorf to Iceland – new connection in the route network of Dusseldorf Airport

The CEO of Play, Birgir Jónsson, sees the partnership with Düsseldorf Airport as another important building block in expanding the airline’s range of flights. “Düsseldorf Airport is the perfect addition to our growing route network,” says Jónsson.

The airport operator DUS said: “With Play we welcome an exciting new partner who enriches our flight schedule. Holidaymakers and business travelers now have additional options to the trend destination Iceland and from there to five cities in North America,” said Lars Redeligx, CEO of the airport operator. (jr) Tip: Informed daily about what is happening in Germany and NRW – simply subscribe to our free 24RHEIN newsletter.