Icelandair has welcomed its first new Boeing 737 MAX 8 with a celebratory flight ‘Icelandair by Air’ over some of Iceland’s landscapes and sights and launching a photography competition.
Guests on-board the celebratory flight were shown some areas of Iceland’s natural beauty and received an in-air tutorial from Icelandic landscape photographer Páll Jokull to learn how to take the best aerial photographs from the newly designed windows for better viewing.
Icelandair’s new Boeing 737 MAX 8 has a redesigned cabin interior and customisable LED lighting. The enhanced cabin features a Boeing Sky Interior, fitted with modern-sculptured walls directing the eye to the window. The aircraft also features larger overhead cabins to provide passengers more space to store carry-on luggage.
The carrier will add a total of 16 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to its fleet over the next four years, and the new aircraft will complement Icelandair’s existing fleet of 757 and 767.
Passengers on the celebratory flight also experienced Icelandair’s special-edition 737 Transatlantic Icelandair Pale Ale, available on-board and in the Icelandair Saga Lounge at Keflavik International Airport for a limited time.
Bjorgulfur Johannsson, president and CEO at Icelandair said: “Welcoming 16 new aircraft into Icelandair’s fleet over the next four years marks our commitment towards continually improving our customer experience. The Boeing 737 MAX family will enable us to continue to strengthen our route network and offer our customers choice and flexibility in this highly competitive environment.”
Icelandair has launched a competition in celebration of the new aircraft offering the chance for all passengers on-board the Boeing 737 MAX 8 over the next month to enter their best photos from the air using #IcelandByAir. Winning photos will be featured in Icelandair’s in-flight magazine and showcased on the website.
