Direct Philly To Iceland Flights Now Available

PHILADELPHIA – Iceland is an extremely hot (or cool) destination for travelers theses days, and Iceland Air and the Philadelphia International Airport are teaming up to get more travelers to the Nordic country.

The airline is now offering direct flights from Philadelphia to Reykjavich, Iceland's capital, through the end of September.

The outlet reports the six-hour trip will be available four times a week.

“We know that for a lot of people, Iceland is on their bucket list of places they’d like to see,” Airport spokeswoman Mary Flannery told CBS Philly. “And of course it’s also a great jumping off place to other countries in Europe.”

Mayor Jim Kenney was on the first flight, which did not go according to plan.

NBC10 reports the flight was diverted back to the United States, Boston specifically, after technical difficulties.

The flight left at about 9 p.m. and was over Canada when turned around and landed in Boston around 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, NBC reports.

Iceland Air took to twitter to let people know why he diversion happened.

Kenney and a delegation are heading to Iceland Wednesday now, hopefully without any diversions.

Image via Phillip Capper, Flickr Commons