REYKJAVIK, Iceland—Rescue teams in Iceland were searching Friday for a small plane that is thought to have crashed while carrying three foreign tourists on a sightseeing trip. More than 500 members of Iceland’s Search and Rescue organization, along with boats, divers, and two Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters, were combing the Thingvellir National Park area in…
No-Frills, Affordable Flights to Europe: PLAY Airlines Will Start Flying From US Airports Soon
Iceland-based PLAY airlines has opened ticket bookings from two major airports in the United States, according to an announcement Thursday, offering low budget travelers a chance to fly with cheap airfares to over 20 European destinations. “PLAY has launched ticket sales for flights to and from Boston and Washington, D.C. in the United States. Flight…
Iceland Takes Aim at Zuckerberg’s Facebook ‘Meta’ Name Change in New Parody Tourism Video
Inspired by Iceland, a communication platform promoting Iceland and Icelandic products, has taken aim at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s video announcing the tech giant’s name change to Meta in its latest advertising campaign. On Thursday, the communication platform, which is owned and operated by Business Iceland, published a marketing video on YouTube promoting tourism in the country. The video looks eerily…
Iceland Stops Using Moderna Vaccine Over-Heart Inflammation Risk
Iceland on Oct. 8 halted the use of the Moderna vaccine against the CCP virus due to reports from Nordic countries of “increased incidence” of inflammation of heart muscle and tissues triggered by the injection. Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway have already limited the use of the Moderna vaccine over the same concerns. Iceland went…
Bathing and Basking in Iceland’s Geothermal Wonders
You really shouldn’t be able to swim here. Set on barren shores in the northern reaches of the North Atlantic, the surrounding waters are nothing short of frigid, normally forbidding people from even dipping a toe into the cold sea. But still, there’s a beach. And people paddling around in the water. Pulling up my…
Shocking VIDEO: Sightseers Caught Playing Volleyball in Front of Erupting Volcano in Iceland
Astonishing footage shows a group of professional volleyball players having a game—in front of an erupting volcano. Rut Einarsdottir went to Fagradalsfjall in Geldingadalir, Iceland, to witness the eruption with her friend Árdís Drífa Birgisdóttir. The pair spotted a team of volleyball players at the sight, including Icelandic national team member Thelma Dögg Grétarsdóttir, playing…
Eruption of Iceland Volcano Easing, Not Affecting Flights
REYKJAVIK, Iceland—The eruption of a long-dormant volcano that sent streams of lava flowing across a small valley in southwestern Iceland is easing and shouldn’t interfere with air travel, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said Saturday. The fissure eruption began at around 8:45 p.m. Friday in the Geldinga Valley, about 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the…
Volcano Erupts in Iceland Near Capital Following Weeks of Seismic Activity
COPENHAGEN—A volcanic eruption began in southwestern Iceland near the capital Reykjavik on Friday following thousands of small earthquakes in the area in recent weeks, the country’s meteorological office said. The eruption occurred near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula, located around 30 km (19 miles) south-west of the capital. “I can see the glowing…
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