PLAY changes the rules of the… game with flights from Athens to Iceland and the USA from June 2023
The low-cost Icelandic airline will start operating in Greece with two flights every Tuesday and Saturday
PLAY, the low-cost airline from Iceland, has launched ticket sales for flights from Athens to Iceland and the United States of America, with an initial schedule of two flights per week, every Tuesday and Saturday, starting on 3 June 2023.
PLAY offers transatlantic flights between the US and Europe and has 27 destinations in its route network. From the new year, the airline’s fleet will include 10 Airbus A320/A321neo aircrafts.
Founded in 2019, PLAY is an Icelandic-listed company that strives to make travel affordable for all. Its core motto is “Pay less, PLAY more”, which means that its customers spend less on their airline tickets so they can spend more while having fun at the destinations PLAY takes them to.
Iceland is famous for its unique natural beauty: in one day visitors can admire beautiful waterfalls, geysers, glaciers, black beaches and swim in natural pools. The capital city of Reykjavik offers a wide variety of world-class restaurants and a lively nightlife.
From Iceland, PLAY passengers can continue their journey to the US, where the airline operates to four destinations: New York, Washington DC, Boston and Baltimore. The flight time from Athens to Reykjavik is approximately 5 hours 30 minutes and for those travelling to the US the connecting flight time will be approximately 2 hours.
“We can´t wait to start our operations in Athens. Where we have begun our services, the airfare prices have dropped so that is our goal also for Greece, to come in with a bang and lower the cost of flying to Iceland and the U.S. from Athens,” said Birgir Jónsson, CEO of PLAY.
The number of travelers from Athens to Iceland has increased significantly in recent years, even before the pandemic (20% annual growth rate between 2015 and 2021), and even more impressive is the increase in the last one year (around 8,700 travelers between July 2021 and August 2022, with most choosing to travel to Iceland in August). This, coupled with the fact that New York is the most popular destination in North America from Athens, with 500 daily flight passengers, are the main reasons that prompted PLAY to enter the Greek market with a strong push to change the terms of its… game.
“At PLAY you can choose how you travel. You could compare it going into a restaurant where you can pick of a menu what you would like. That way our passengers can choose how much they spend on our services after what is needed. We are confident that we will make travelling more affordable, more enjoyable and a little bit more fun, because who does not like good deals on flight tickets?”
Ticket reservations can be made quickly and easily through the website www.flyplay.com
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