Ostensibly independent of the recent efforts by the former founder to bring back WOW, this new effort is an appeal to all Icelanders.

Despite the departure of WOW air, final discussions are taking place for a billion-euro track, much of which would be underground.

Skúli Mogensen, former chief executive of bankrupt WOW air, has come up with a plan to resurrect the airline, having “learned his lesson”.

A private investment partnership in the US sees an Icelandic opportunity, investing €42 million in the loss-making airline group.

The low-cost carrier has decided to increase its frequencies to London as well as to Warsaw in the wake of the WOW air bankruptcy.

A group of tourists ran for their lives as huge waves approached the shore in the Breiðamerkurlón glacial lagoon.

The bankruptcy of WOW air has led to layoffs that number in the thousands. Unions and the government are rescuing some of these people.

The latest route announcement from Keflavik confirms Wizz as the first non-Icelandic carrier to operate ten routes from the airport.

The route networks of the two Icelandic competitors Icelandair and WOW air are narrowing down considerably.

Rising numbers of ships and passengers shows no signs of slowing down, while Cruise Iceland is up for a major award.

Snæbjört is a new pale ale inspired by Iceland’s winter light, even though it comes from an Irish craft brewery.

Iceland is an example of a destination facing a growing trend of tourists visiting volcanoes during eruptions.

“This is the most difficult day in the history of WOW air,” the airline’s chief executive Skuli Mogensen admits.

Designed on three levels over a cliff at Langisandur beach in Akranes, the new attraction is a hotspot in all weathers.

The troubled Icelandic low-cost carrier has started flights to India, but routes in the other direction are suffering.

Icelandair Group intended to buy its low-cost rival WOW air, but conditions set by a deadline of Friday may not be fulfilled.

Travel specialist G Adventures still sees potential in Iceland as Game of Thrones returns, while also naming Uzbekistan, Senegal, Patagonia and others.

In a major consolidation in Iceland’s aviation market, the airlines say that there will be opportunities for synergies ahead.

Even before the first flights have started, the Icelandic budget carrier has removed 40% of capacity from January.

Prices right across the Nordic region are far higher than elsewhere on the continent, whether for a hotel room or a beer.