Icelandair

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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1/10

"total run around from Icelandair"

(United States)

Verified Review | Keflavik to Portland. I got a total run around from Icelandair when I reached out to them for help with my outbound flight. The customer service was very unhelpful and uncompassionate. They were not accommodating to my disability. On the return flight the gate was total mayhem - unorganized, crowded, and inefficient. The flight was an hour late leaving due to this inefficiency. My seat was then broken and wouldn't recline at all. When I brought it up to the flight attendant at the beginning of the flight I was told basically "we will just have to fix it later". No sorry, no offer for a new seat, no compensation for my troubles - nothing. Also - no meals are included for international flights, even when they are 6+ hours long.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKeflavik to Portland
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
4/10

"not fly with Icelandair again"

(United States)

Verified Review | Seattle to Helsinki via Keflavik. The flight itself wasn't too bad. The seats were fine and the crew was friendly enough. However, there's wasn't even nuts or pretzels offered during the flight. Only one cup of juice during the 6 hour flight. I would have gladly paid for a meal but they wouldn't take cash in the flight. And during my 18 hour layover in Iceland I couldn't even get one meal voucher. I wasn't asking for much just one meal to help hold me until my final destination. All the other airlines I've flown with have offered this for layovers that were less than this one. Sadly, I've come to the decision to not fly with Icelandair again.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSeattle to Helsinki via Keflavik
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
9/10

"crews were really nice and patient"

(United States)

Verified Review | Washington to Helsinki via Keflavik. The flight crews were really nice and patient. The 6 hour flights had better planes than the 3 hour one from Keflavik to Helsinki and back. We got an old plane coming back from Helsinki, but a new one from Keflavik to DC. The food you had to pay for. Kind of mediocre, but that is airline food. Got a ham and cheese baguette at Keflavik airport. I assume it is the same as that served on plane. Fills you up, but that is it. No lost baggage and almost on time.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteWashington to Helsinki via Keflavik
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

"treated like a human being"

(United States)

Verified Review | Chicago to Gatwick return via Keflavik. The check in personnel were very friendly and didn't nickle and dime you due to the weight of check in bags. The seats were in my opinion really comfortable in terms of width and seat pitch. The padding isn't the greatest but you could move in the seat. I wasn't expecting anything spectacular on the service front from a pretty bare bones airline but I was treated like a human being.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChicago to Gatwick via Keflavik
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"We were packed in like sardines"

(United States)

Verified Review | Flew Reykjavik to Portland. I would agree with the past two reviewers. The airport at Reykjavik is dangerously overcrowded. After spending a very uncomfortable several hours in the airport, we were bussed to our airplane. Then, the plane sat on the ground for another hour while some kind of engine problem was fixed. It was unavoidable, and we did want to have it fixed, but the crew could have done a better job keeping us informed and perhaps doing something to ameliorate the "hurt". We flew economy. We were packed in like sardines. The food offerings available for purchase were hideously expensive and perfectly awful. So, if you fly Icelandair after reading this review and are not willing to pay for business class, be sure to bring your own food and drink onboard. (The wine was pretty bad, too). I would also suggest purchasing your own earphones at home, rather than relying on those available on-board. There were not enough flight attendants to be able to serve the full airplane in a very timely fashion, though they were very pleasant and tried to be helpful. I would love to be able to return to Iceland, but I'm not sure I could face another flight on this airline or through this airport.
AircraftBoeing
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteReykjavik to Portland
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"not fly with Icelandair again"

(United States)

Verified Review | Amsterdam to Montreal via Keflavik. I used to fly IcelandAir all the time. It was a good way to get to Europe to visit family and friends. Unfortunately this last trip was horrible. No gates, just a hallway with no seats. On our leg from Keyflavik to Montreal there were five gates within 40 feet of one another. All five gates has flights leaving at exactly the same time (or within 5 minutes of one another). The hall was full with hundreds of passengers, none of who could sit as it was a hall and the four seats were quickly taken. There was no indication on the electronic signs as to when the gate was to open. When an agent did finally arrive there were no announcements. She just opened up the gate and people rushed to get further on their trip. I don't mind taking a bus and climbing a stair on a flight, but nowhere during our booking were we told that Icelandair doesn't provide any food on their flights. You have to buy anything you want. Even the cabin crew didn't explain this. My wife and I, who used to fly Iceland Air all of the time, were shocked that we got through our six hour flight and no food was served. We then realized that we were supposed to buy the food. Well thanks. I'll just bring a picnic instead of spending $10 on a cup of yogurt. I must say the whole gate thing was the worst. Each airport that I used with Icelandair with the exception of Montreal (YUL) had the same problem. No seats, no good announcements (except at AMS). If you want someone to be at the gate early to ensure they are there make sure there is somewhere for them to sit, and room enough so they are not all crowded together. I used to love this airline but it seems that they have expanded their flight capacity but not their terminal capacity. Shame on them for selling these flights! Figure it out first so we have a comfortable experience from start to finish. I'll not fly with Icelandair again and I hate saying that because I used to fly them all of the time.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAmsterdam to Montreal via Keflavik
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Never again Icelandair"

(United States)

Verified Review | Stockholm to Boston via Keflavik. Never flying with them again! Planes are old and uncomfortable, each one of the four legs on my journey was late. No gate at KEF, (had to use buses from terminal and the driver admitted he had no idea which plane was ours or the destination), an inability to print boarding passes for both legs in Stockholm, Snooty gate agent service was my reward for spending $1,000 to simply get what was promised. Only bright spot is onboard staff were friendly and helpful. Never again Icelandair.
AircraftBoeing 757-200
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteStockholm to Boston via Keflavik
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"no more reasons for flying Icelandair"

(United States)

Verified Review | Boston to Munich via Keflavik. I have flown Icelandair for many years, from back when it still was Loftleidir, always between the U.S. and Europe. My last flight was in May 2017. For my next trip I shall choose another airline. I picked Icelandair, usually flying "comfort Economy", because it offered a bit more space between rows and, with the middle seat of a 3-seat group blocked, more room between passengers. With the arrival of the larger efficient Boeings for the transatlantic legs comfort has vanished. For the price of Comfort Economy you now have the pleasure of sitting cramped towards the front of the plane on narrow, uncomfortable seats in the same slave-ship configuration most other airlines use. The aisles have become narrower. Given that stopovers at Keflavik are chaotic because there simply is not enough terminal space to handle simultaneous departures, I have no more reasons for flying Icelandair. Whatever made that airline attractive is gone.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteBoston to Munich via Keflavik
Date FlownMay 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
6/10

"changed to standby"

(United States)

Verified Review | Washington to Gatwick via Keflavik. Gate agent was of no help at Washington Dulles. My reservation and seat assignment in Premium Economy was unbeknownst to me changed to standby. I was told by the agent the flight was full. Luckily his coworker addressed my situation in a very professional manner by giving me an upgrade to Saga class and a pass to the Air France lounge.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteWashington to Gatwick via Keflavik
Date FlownMay 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
8/10

"happy to fly Icelandair again"

(Iceland)

Verified Review | Keflavik to London. First flight with a refurbished Boeing 767 was an uneventful affair. You can't really blame Icelandair for the chaos of KEF airport, that is completely overflowing with passengers and the bad original design is showing. What would be nice is not having to take a bus to a plane. But the weather was nice this morning so it was just fine. I just wonder how they deal with mobile impaired passengers. Icelandair is an efficient if not spectacular airline. Fairly dependable when you have any issues and I'd pick them over a budget option. The 767 is one of the nicer planes in the fleet. There's good legroom, great screen, sufficient entertainment and wifi on board. Icelanders don't seem to have the ability to smile a lot and it shows when you're getting service here. It's cool and maybe that just goes with the country. But it's fairly efficient and it's not unfriendly. Actually if you have any special needs the staff go out of their way to help you. Food and alcohol is for sale, but plenty of water on offer. The flight was over quickly enough and we arrived on time. Would be happy to fly with Icelandair again.
AircraftBoeing 767-300ER
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKeflavik to London
Date FlownJune 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes