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A funny thing happened on the way from London Stansted

Remember when we said we were leaving London Stansted for Gatwick? Well, guess what.
We interrupt this blog for a short message that is mostly of interest to people with clear preferences about their London airports. If this does not apply to you we suggest you avert your eyes and maybe read this instead.
A few months […]

We interrupt this blog for an important message to the good people of Birmingham

In which Iceland Express announces that it starts operating direct flights between Iceland and Birmingham in the summer of 2010.
A few people (okay, a lot of people) weren’t too happy when we moved our London base from Stansted to Gatwick.
So we decided to do something about that, and called up the nice people at Birmingham […]

Iceland Express is going south. South to London Gatwick, that is.

On 1 May 2009, we move our London base from Stansted to Gatwick.
It’s been a great six years at London Stansted. But on 1 May 2009 Iceland Express moves its London operations to Gatwick airport.
The reason is partly operational — our sister company Astraeus is based there — and partly passengerial (and yes, we know […]