PLAY Axes Remaining U.S. Routes

The Icelandic low-cost carrier will cut three services.

A PLAY Airlines A321neo (Photo: Shutterstock | Pavel1964)

[ Routes ]June 10, 2025 3:23 pm ET

By Joey Gerardi

Iceland-based carrier PLAY has announced that it is halting service to its last three scheduled destinations in the United States: Baltimore, Boston, and Stewart, New York, which will bring an end to the airline’s flights on the North American continent come October 2025.

Back in April 2025, the airline ended its last flights to Canada, which operated via Hamilton Airport three times a week. During that same time, it also reduced service to Stewart and completely cut flights to Washington Dulles.

The passenger cabin of PLAY’s Airbus A320neo (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Joey Gerardi)

The carrier also operated its last scheduled flight with its larger Airbus A321neo, which was the first aircraft type introduced into its fleet.

More Cuts Planned

Along with the complete exit away from the North American market, which the company has said is “less successful,” it also plans on having fewer cities in Northern Europe, while also increasing routes to sunny destinations from Iceland. PLAY will also drop its Icelandic Air Operating Certificate (AOC) and keep its AOC from Malta.

As far as its fleet, now with only 10 A320neos, PLAY doesn’t plan on keeping all of those, with a plan to only utlize four of them, and the remaining six will be leased to other airlines.

While a lot is happening from a passenger perspective, the airline says not much will change as crews will still be based in Iceland.

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Joey Gerardi

Joey has always been interested in planes for as long as he can remember. He grew up in Central New York during the early 2000s when US Airways Express turboprops ruled the skies. Being from a non-aviation family made it harder for him to be around planes and would only spend about three hours a month at the airport. He was so excited when he could drive by himself, the first thing he did with his driver's license was get ice cream and go plane spotting for the entire day. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 2022 with a B.S. in Aviation Management & Operations and a Minor in Business, and currently works for a major airline in his hometown.

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Joey Gerardi

Joey has always been interested in planes for as long as he can remember. He grew up in Central New York during the early 2000s when US Airways Express turboprops ruled the skies. Being from a non-aviation family made it harder for him to be around planes and would only spend about three hours a month at the airport. He was so excited when he could drive by himself, the first thing he did with his driver's license was get ice cream and go plane spotting for the entire day. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 2022 with a B.S. in Aviation Management & Operations and a Minor in Business, and currently works for a major airline in his hometown.
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