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What we compareIcelandairPlay (airline)
Country in archiveIcelandIceland
Founded19372019
FounderFlugfélag Akureyrar founders—
HeadquartersHafnarfjörður, Capital Region, ISReykjavík, Iceland, IS
Name originIcelandair began as Flugfélag Akureyrar in 1937, became Flugfélag Íslands (Flight Company of Iceland) in 1940, and used the name Iceland Airways abroad. Icelandair branding for flights beyond Iceland began in the 1950s, and the whole airline was renamed Icelandair in 1979.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Play (airline) name.
HighlightsKeflavík hub, Atlantic Bridge, Hekla Aurora liveryKeflavík Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19372019
Latest archived logo20222019
Archived logo assets41

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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