[FlyPay] Hamilton - Iceland discounted flights

Jan 11th, 2023 9:18 am

#1

renovision [OP]: Jr. Member; Dec 13, 2013; 196 posts; 226 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 11th, 2023 9:18 am

Hamilton - Iceland discounted flights

Deal Link:: https://www.flyplay.com/canada-offers
Price:: $250 USD
Expiry:: January 31, 2023
Retailer:: FlyPay

might be 'fly-by-my-pants' or a great deal... vis my email saw this deal via FlyPlay - deals from certain areas to Iceland, other European locations... to make a short story shorter... signed-up, went thru the process, final results leaving from Hamilton Ont - to Reykjavik, Ice. - total damage return flight was $250 USD... didn't try the accompanying hotel deals because the plan over 2 weeks is to travel around as much as possible... never heard of the airline so it's a mystery right now...

Last edited by renovision on Jan 11th, 2023 9:18 am, edited 2 times in total.

Jan 11th, 2023 9:24 am

#2

Stormfather: Deal Addict; Aug 13, 2007; 4645 posts; 880 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 9:24 am

Trying to look for flights to London but its erroring out for me.

Jan 11th, 2023 9:28 am

#3

caraj4u: Deal Addict; May 11, 2007; 1137 posts; 845 upvotes; Kitchener

Jan 11th, 2023 9:28 am

renovision wrote: ↑ might be 'fly-by-my-pants' or a great deal... vis my email saw this deal via FlyPlay - deals from certain areas to Iceland, and other European locations... to make a short story shorter... signed-up, went thru the process, final results leaving from Hamilton Ont - to Reykjavik, Ice. - total damage return flight was $250 USD... didn't try the accompanying hotel deals because the plan over 2 weeks is to travel around as much as possible... never heard of the airline so it's a mystery right now...

they are discounted European airlines and are entering the North American market. They will have discounted flights to many European cities from Hamilton, ON airport. There was an article on CTV on them a couple of days ago.

Last edited by caraj4u on Jan 11th, 2023 7:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.

+7

Jan 11th, 2023 9:36 am

#4

renovision [OP]: Jr. Member; Dec 13, 2013; 196 posts; 226 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 11th, 2023 9:36 am

Yeah - the timing out thing happened once for me too - just refreshed and after a few sec it worked…

+1

Jan 11th, 2023 9:50 am

#5

redkid: Deal Addict; Jun 20, 2006; 2449 posts; 726 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 9:50 am

just be ready to spend $12+ for a coffee and a croissant at the airport in iceland while waiting for your next flight

For sale threads:
GCs / Coins
Cloth / Phones/

+8

Jan 11th, 2023 10:02 am

#6

mmartins25: Member; Sep 21, 2020; 203 posts; 194 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 10:02 am

redkid wrote: ↑ just be ready to spend $12+ for a coffee and a croissant at the airport in iceland while waiting for your next flight

Same as in Toronto pretty much then.

+33

Jan 11th, 2023 10:06 am

#7

elfion: Deal Addict; Jan 13, 2009; 1905 posts; 1460 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 10:06 am

I am selecting origin=YHM destination=KEF and the Search flights button is greyed out.

Jan 11th, 2023 10:12 am

#8

cellsell: Sr. Member; Aug 4, 2004; 646 posts; 501 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 10:12 am

elfion wrote: ↑ I am selecting origin=YHM destination=KEF and the Search flights button is greyed out.

I believe they start flying in June.. trying to move your dates.

You can also change to CAD$ at the home page before doing flight search.
I wasn't able to get as low as $325 but found many $350 return in Sept/Oct..

I wanted to get a ticket to London but there is no option to get free stop over in Iceland.. I want to visit Iceland again. it is beautiful.

+1

Jan 11th, 2023 10:13 am

#9

AbdullahI93996: Newbie; Jun 11, 2019; 52 posts; 40 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 10:13 am

Bringing a carryon is an extra ~$100 so it works out to around $450 CAD.

Quick google flights search is showing ~$800 with other airlines.

Solid deal if getting to Hamilton isn't a pain in the arse for you.

+3

Jan 11th, 2023 10:32 am

#10

tfong010: Deal Addict; Apr 6, 2017; 1188 posts; 1977 upvotes; GTA

Jan 11th, 2023 10:32 am

Not a cheap place to visit.

+1

Jan 11th, 2023 10:53 am

#11

Dhanushan: Temp. Banned; Jun 20, 2020; 17142 posts; 22932 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 11th, 2023 10:53 am

AbdullahI93996 wrote: ↑ Bringing a carryon is an extra ~$100 so it works out to around $450 CAD.

Quick google flights search is showing ~$800 with other airlines.

Solid deal if getting to Hamilton isn't a pain in the arse for you.

By using Hamilton, PLAY will pay significantly lower fees than it would at Pearson.

They also will fly 1x daily

Keflavik to Hamilton: OG201, 14:50-17:10 (6h 20m block)
Hamilton to Keflavik: OG202, 18:35-04:20+1 (5h 45m)

Destiny is all

Jan 11th, 2023 11:02 am

#12

Cowboy905: Sr. Member; Dec 26, 2012; 673 posts; 616 upvotes; Hamilton

Jan 11th, 2023 11:02 am

tfong010 wrote: ↑ Not a cheap place to visit.

it's crazy expensive but a great place. I was limiting my consumption there for sure. a burger at a bar worked out to be like $35. The cheapest place to get alcohol there is the airport so make sure you grab it there/

Jan 11th, 2023 11:06 am

#13

Pursuit2013: Deal Addict; Feb 11, 2013; 1116 posts; 254 upvotes; ON

Jan 11th, 2023 11:06 am

AbdullahI93996 wrote: ↑ Bringing a carryon is an extra ~$100 so it works out to around $450 CAD.

Quick google flights search is showing ~$800 with other airlines.

Solid deal if getting to Hamilton isn't a pain in the arse for you.

Carry on? $100? How much is a checked bag, $200?

+2

Jan 11th, 2023 11:34 am

#14

pdipps: Sr. Member; Sep 29, 2010; 555 posts; 799 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 11:34 am

Notes:

Factor in the cost of getting to Hamilton - Go Train + Cab, or Gas+Parking, etc
Iceland is beautiful, but expensive AF. Definitely check it out at least once for about a week, but avoid it as a cheap 1-2 day stopover - you'll pay for it.
IIRC, Iceland's tourism board regularly subsidizes flights as stopovers there. I see a lot of deals through KEF. While this is pretty good, it's not spectacular
You definitely need a carry-on. It's always colder there than here. If you want to buy/donate wardrobe there, it won't be cheap
Have a good water-resistant jacket and waterproof boots in Iceland. The cold isn't terrible unless you get wet, and it can rain quite a bit.

+3

Jan 11th, 2023 12:14 pm

#15

renovision [OP]: Jr. Member; Dec 13, 2013; 196 posts; 226 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 11th, 2023 12:14 pm

Lots of opinions... been going on a trip a month since retiring, cheaper the flight the better, trying to hit different places/get things off the bucket list so to speak & yes heard about the high costs associated w/Iceland -guess all I can say is U only live once - should invest in a good camera since generally along w/the high costs most ppl agree about the scenic beauty of Iceland...

+1

Jan 11th, 2023 12:34 pm

#16

GSD: Deal Addict; Jul 5, 2005; 3835 posts; 1705 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 11th, 2023 12:34 pm

London connecting flights go into Stansted
other option for England is Liverpool but the prices are very high with Play.

Jan 11th, 2023 1:33 pm

#17

Talamasca: Deal Guru; Apr 26, 2004; 12721 posts; 3162 upvotes; Mississauga

Jan 11th, 2023 1:33 pm

mmartins25 wrote: ↑ Same as in Toronto pretty much then.

YYZ has Tim Hortons though at a regular price point. Not saying it's amazing, but at least it's an option unlike at KEF.

pdipps wrote: ↑ It's always colder there than here

Icelandic winters are usually milder than Toronto's due to the Gulf Stream. You might feel colder there as you're outside for much of the day while travelling as opposed to here.

+1

Jan 11th, 2023 1:38 pm

#18

ThiagoSCF: Newbie; Sep 10, 2017; 91 posts; 144 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 1:38 pm

Talamasca wrote: ↑ YYZ has Tim Hortons though at a regular price point. Not saying it's amazing, but at least it's an option unlike at KEF.

Not at regular price points. The one inside Pearson is more expensive. And you can't even use the app to place an order.

Source: I've been there in December

Jan 11th, 2023 1:47 pm

#19

Talamasca: Deal Guru; Apr 26, 2004; 12721 posts; 3162 upvotes; Mississauga

Jan 11th, 2023 1:47 pm

ThiagoSCF wrote: ↑ Not at regular price points. The one inside Pearson is more expensive. And you can't even use the app to place an order.

Source: I've been there in December

It's not $12 for a coffee and croissant there either. I was just there as well and it wasn't significantly more expensive than a regular location.

Last edited by Talamasca on Jan 11th, 2023 2:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Jan 11th, 2023 1:49 pm

#20

ThiagoSCF: Newbie; Sep 10, 2017; 91 posts; 144 upvotes

Jan 11th, 2023 1:49 pm

Talamasca wrote: ↑ It's not $12 for a coffee and croissant either.

I didn't say it was. But probably close to $10 after tax