The airline easyJet has decided to move its flights between Manchester and Akureyri to Mondays and Fridays instead of the previous Tuesdays and Saturdays. In addition, the flight schedule to Manchester next winter will start three weeks earlier than originally planned, on October 26.
These days, the birds in Grímsey are showing signs of spring after a mild, snow-light winter. Svafar Gylfason, who lives on the island, says a new chorus of songs has started to fill the air.
On the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Icelanders observe Sprengidagur, or “Bursting Day,” a long-standing tradition that marks the end of pre-Lenten festivities.