3,545 Miles From Its Headquarters, Icelandair Seeks To Operate Orlando-Havana Charter Flights Using 182-Passenger B757-223 Aircraft. Icelandair Services MCO-KEF Market.
/Reykjavik, Iceland-based Icelandair Group (2019 revenue approximately US$1.5 billion) is located approximately 3,545 miles from Orlando International Airport in the state of Florida. Icelandair operates flights from its primary hub located at Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to/from Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Orlando, Florida. Flight time is approximately eight hours.
On 6 September 2021, Icelandair filed with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to operate a total of 13 roundtrip flights between Orlando, Florida, and Havana, Republic of Cuba. The airline wants to operate once weekly service on Tuesdays for 13 successive weeks, between October 5 and December 28, 2021.
These would be operated as charter flights on behalf of Anmart Superior Travel (Anmart Air). It would appear that these would be charter flights that would have passengers onboard, rather than cargo flights.
APPLICATION FOR ALLOCATION TROM U.S. - HAVANA CEARTER POOL OF ICELAIIDAIR, ehf.
Icelandair, ehf. (Icelandair), hereby applies for an allocation of 13 round-trip charter flights from the 2021-2022 U.S.-Cuba charter pool, established in Order 2O2O-5-7.
Said flights will be operated by Icelandair on behalf of Anmart Superior Travel, LLC., d/b/a Anmart Air, LLC.
1. Icelandair proposes to operate one (1) flight weekly, every Tuesday for 13 successive weeks, Orlando, Florida (MCO) - Havana (HAV) - Orlando, Florida (MCO), from October 5, 2O2l - December 28, 2027, inclusive. Scheduled departure /arrival times - TBD.
2. A true copy of the charter agreement is being submitted to the Department under separate cover - subject to a request for confidentiality, under Rule L2 of the Department's procedural Regulations policy. See: 14 CER s 302. 12.
3 This Application will be served on interested parties appearing on the annexed service list - by electronic mail.
WHEREFORE, Icelandair respectfully requests that the Department award it 13 round-trip charter flights from the 2027 - 2022 (June I, 2021 - May 31, 2022), charter pool, as set forth in Order 2020-5-7.
LINK: Application For Allocation From U.S.-Havana Charter Pool Of Icelandair, EHF
