Flights to end as early as Sept. 1
Play Airlines, which flies to Iceland and Europe, announced on June 9 that it will stop offering service from New York Stewart International Airport.
The airline’s two largest shareholders plan to take over the company and cease all North American flights, the company said. As of Thursday (June 19), Stewart flights can only be booked at flyplay.com through Sept. 1. Play began offering direct flights to Reykjavik in 2022, with connections to Europe.
Only two other airlines offer service from Stewart: Allegiant flies to locations in Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Breeze to Florida and Charleston, South Carolina.
Such a shame. I had a great experience flying with them, and I’d prefer never to have to fly out of JFK again. I hope someone else takes their place; it sounds like it’s not managed well since Norwegian Air only lasted a short while, too. [via Facebook]
Our visit to Iceland in 2022 was made infinitely easier and more pleasant by booking Play from Stewart. In some ways, Play reminded this Texas ex-pat of Southwest in the glory days when $25 got you from Dallas to all the major state hubs. Boo to the investors who made this decision; if you had given it half a chance, Play could have been a contender. [via Facebook]