Icelandic airline PLAY is to launch a second route from the UK from Liverpool John Lennon airport to Reykjavik.
The carrier will start its Liverpool route on 4 November and the twice-weekly service will operate every Monday and Friday until 10 April 2023.
The low-cost airline already operates from London Stansted to Reykjavik and is due to launch transatlantic services from the Icelandic capital to the US later this month with flights to Washington, Boston, New York and Orlando.
Several other European routes, including Dublin, Brussels and Madrid, are also due to be launched in the next few months.
PLAY’s CEO Birgir Jonsson said: “The UK has always been a particularly important market for us, so to announce a second route within a year of launching is an exciting milestone for the company.”
The airline, which was set up in 2019, currently operates three Airbus A320neo aircraft and plans to double its fleet this summer as it launches new destinations.
Paul Winfield, director of aviation development at Liverpool John Lennon airport, added: “It is fantastic to welcome such an exciting airline brand as PLAY and Reykjavik as a new destination to the airport’s expanding route network.
“Iceland is a destination which we know will prove popular with our passengers, along with the airline’s excellent connections to the US.”