A new Dublin Airport route to the Northern Lights is set to take off in Spring 2022
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reykjavik in Iceland will be available next year thanks to budget airline PLAY.
The low-cost Icelandic airline will offer flights starting at €79 when the route launches.
Three flights will operate the route per week with flight time taking approximately two and a half hours.
PLAY is also launching summer routes to Brussels and Madrid in May and June respectively.
"It’s really enjoyable to add more destinations in Europe that will strengthen our route schedule," said CEO of Play, Birgir Jónsson.
"I’m sure that the people of Dublin, Brussels and Madrid will be thrilled learning that they now have more options getting to Iceland and over the Atlantic to North America."
"This expansion is part of a bigger transatlantic plan that we look forward to rolling out in the next few months."
Managing Director of Dublin Airport, Vincent Harrison welcomed the new route saying: "We welcome today’s news that Dublin Airport will enjoy increased connectivity to and from Iceland next summer with PLAY."
"The increased access to and from Reykjavik shows how attractive the tourism opportunities are at both ends of this attractive new route."
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