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    Alaska Airlines arrives at KEF

    Daily summer flights between Keflavík and Seattle
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    Alaska Airlines has launched direct service between Keflavík Airport (KEF) and Seattle, with the inaugural flight arriving on May 29. This marks the airline’s first-ever service to Iceland and makes KEF one of Alaska Airlines’ first destinations in Europe.

    The route will operate daily throughout the summer, connecting KEF with the airline’s home hub at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Seattle is a key gateway for the U.S. West Coast and offers extensive onward connections across the United States and Canada.

    The first Alaska Airlines aircraft to arrive at KEF was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute on the runway. Passengers departing on the inaugural flight from KEF were offered light refreshments ahead of boarding, marking the occasion.

    Ómar Svavarsson, Chief Commercial Officer, and Bjarni Páll Tryggvason, Chief Service and Operations Officer, cut the ribbon alongside Ben Brookman, Vice President, Real Estate and Airport Affairs, and Cees Verkerk of Alaska Airlines.