Could American fly into KEF?

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You could see it out of PHL, but there already is an Iceland Air flight PHL-KEF in a B752.

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EWR to KEF is feasible for United because EWR is their main hub. I doubt that they would make a competing route from their if there is not sufficient demand to compete with.

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@ClarenceTheAvgeekā€¦ MaxSez: Who in his right mind would even considered going to Iceland accept for a stop over on the Great Circle to the EU! Stopped at NAS Keflavik periodically back in the day. In July itā€™s hi is 55deg., Dark, realllly Cold, windy and barron in winter. The local Nordicā€™s are an insular people and not warm or welcoming. Long boreing tirering flight to be met by Volcanoā€™s, lava fields and strong cross wind. Iceland, Oh my, just ask our fellow Forum member @Laura_Murphy LOLā€¦

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55 degrees is a summer day, Max šŸ˜‰šŸ˜‰

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People wouldnā€™t fly from Atlanta to go back the way they came from. Same with MIA, it doesnā€™t make sense. You can say that about any legacy hub with viable connecting traffic that is it ā€œsuitableā€ to fly to KEF.

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Yep my bad I meant to type in southwest cities not southeast. Thanks for the correction. I mean who would rather be a on a domestic flight from southwest cities till JFK or be on a short domestic flight to DFW then on a nice long international flight? :)

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They wouldnā€™t put that large of an aircraft on that route, not enough demand. Would likely be a 767, or MAYBE 787-8.

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You guys do know that AA has confirmed a route DFW-KEF on a 757, right?

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But Icelandair and Wow Air offer much cheaper fares on those routes so why would AA

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I am doing MSP to KEF in June next year and would rather fly American than either Delta or Iceland Air. That being said, Iceland Air ā€œSaga Classā€ looks amazing for the five hour (or so) flight.

I skipped Wow because it looks and feels like a tacky widebody version of Spirit. I could handle maybe a two hour flight on one of those Spirit cattle wagons but not 5-6.

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They could probably use a smaller airport without any routes to KEF with an aircraft like the 757 or 737 (if thereā€™s enough range).

Coincidentally I just diverted to KEF with an AA 789.

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