Our flight over /the pond’ was taken on the maiden voyage of Iceland Express out of Boston. Whilst the Iceland Express people (management,cabin and gate crew were celebrating with cake, the TSA staff were vetting the plane. for about an hour. Consequently we did not depart until close to 10 PM. On a positive note it made our layover in Iceland shorter and we were able to enjoy the modern terminal and wonderful coffee. Flying into Iceland it was 4C. We were curious about the size of the airport after having discovered that there are only 2 airlines using it. We were enlightened to discover that it was formerly a US military base. Our continuing flight going to Gatwick airport, London, was also delayed by over an hour, we were surprised to find they were waiting
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