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Iceland's PLAY takes first A320neo, to take A321neo(LR)

PLAY (Iceland) (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) took delivery of its first A320-200N on March 1, 2022, and is preparing to add another new variant - the A321-200NX(LR) - by May 2022.

TF-PPA (msn 9357) was ferried from Ostrava to Reykjavik Keflavik on March 2 and began revenue operations on March 13 with the first flight being from Reykjavik Keflavik to Berlin Brandenburg Int'l, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The aircraft owned by CALC is 1.9 years old, although it has not been commercially operated thus far as it was originally built for SaudiGulf Airlines (SGQ, Dammam) and was not taken up by the carrier.

The aircraft joins three A321-200Ns in PLAY's fleet.

The Icelandic low-cost carrier said it was planning to add two more Airbus narrowbodies in April and May 2022 - one A321-200NX(LR) and one more A320-200N. The A320neo will be TF-PPB (msn 10134), while the identity of the A321neo(LR) is not yet known. The LCC has no plans to increase its fleet beyond...

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Iceland's PLAY to debut US routes in early 2Q22

PLAY (Iceland) (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced plans to start hub operations at Reykjavik Keflavik with the start of flights to the United States starting on April 20, 2022. The launch will take place two months earlier than originally planned.

The low-cost carrier plans to connect Iceland with two destinations in the US in the first phase, namely Baltimore Thurgood Marshall (starting on April 20) and Boston (May 11). Both routes will be operated daily with A321-200N aircraft. The carrier will provide connections via Keflavik to its existing European network. In so doing, PLAY will mirror Icelandair's business model as well as that of the now-defunct WOW air.

The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that PLAY currently operates three A321-200Ns and is soon to take its first A320-200N. Its tentative commitments through the end of 2023 foresee the deliveries of five A320-200Ns and another A321-200N.