Icelandair adds Boeing 757 flights after weekend weather disruption

Icelandair used a Boeing 757 on domestic routes on Monday to meet increased demand after severe weekend weather disrupted flights, mbl.is reports.

The aircraft flew from Reykjavík to Akureyri and back, and from the capital to Egilsstaðir and back. Larger Icelandair jets are used relatively rarely on domestic routes.

The weather forced the airline to cancel 13 domestic flights between Reykjavík and Akureyri, Egilsstaðir and Höfn in Hornafjörður, in both directions. Icelandair spokesperson Guðni Sigurðsson told mbl.is that the airline sometimes uses larger aircraft when domestic services are disrupted.

Isavia said 35 flights were cancelled on Saturday and Sunday. The cancellations affected services to Vopnafjörður, Þórshöfn, Grímsey, Bíldudalur and Ísafjörður, as well as a flight between Qarqortoq in Greenland and Reykjavík.