With quite a few new destinations, this summer is going to be very interesting at Ben Gurion Airport. One of those interesting destinations to which direct flights will be operated is none other than Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.
Direct flights to the destination will begin tomorrow (Thursday), and will be operated by Icelandic airline Iceland Air. The flight to Iceland takes about 7.5 hours on the way and about 6.5 hours on the return. The flights will be operated by the airline's Boeing 757 and Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and the lowest price currently available in the systems is about $729 for round-trip flights. Flights will operate until mid-October, and it is not yet known if they will continue during the winter.
Travelers watch a small eruption of a volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland, Photo: AFP.
Irit Lahav, Ayala Geographical Director, said: "Iceland is a paradise for nature lovers, from marine animals to geological phenomena such as active volcanoes, hot springs and erupting geysers. The island has a number of evergreen glaciers, which even in the height of summer we go up to and hold attractive activities around them, such as snowmobiling."
She added: "Iceland is characterized by a large number of attractions, including whale watching cruises, climbing the cliff to see parrots, zodiac cruises in a lagoon between floating glaciers, and we also take a cruise to the Westman Islands, where you see 'Little Pompey' – a village covered by a volcano that erupted a few years ago."
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