An Iceland Express flight that was due to depart from Newark airport in New York was this morning postponed due to a technical fault. According to Kristín Þorsteinsson, PR representative for the airline, the aircraft was turned around after a noise came was heard from one of the doors of the plane. The problem has turned out to be a minor one and has since been fixed.

Due to international regulations about the amount of rest time the crew must receive, the plane could not take off straight after the repair was carried out. The plane eventually took off at 13:00 Icelandic time, and is expected to land in Iceland later on today. The scheduled arrival time at Keflavík airport is 17:50.

Iceland Express began its New York service only last week, adding competition on routes from Iceland to New York for the first time. The maiden flight took off last Tuesday, and according to Kristín bookings have been very good. The airline has also seen good figures for bookings on other routes this summer.

Source: mbl.is
Image: Iceland Express

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