International service at Pittsburgh International will expand next summer with a new route.
Icelandair will start nonstop flights to Reykjavik on May 16.
It is seasonal service through October with four flights a week.
Tourism to Iceland was surging before the pandemic shutdown and it is strong again.
Also, from Reykjavik, Icelandair can connect passengers to dozens of European destinations.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said it will have positive on the area.
“It’s going to be an over $9 million economic impact that we are going to have for the Pittsburgh region . . . including some of our friends from Alcoa, a long-term Pittsburgh company that has major operations in Iceland.”
“Icelandair is thrilled to announce our newest US gateway: Pittsburgh, Pa. Our hub in Iceland at Keflavík International Airport is a short flight from Pittsburgh International Airport with easy connections to the UK, Scandinavia and Continental Europe,” said Bogi Nils Bogason, Icelandair CEO. “Pittsburgh is filled with a rich history and a vibrant culture, and home to many international businesses. With all that Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have to offer, we know Icelandair is the perfect fit to help bring Pittsburghers to the world, and the world to the Steel City, and we look forward to welcoming them aboard.”
There was service to Reykjavik before but it ended in 2019 when Wow Air suspended flights.