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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Up in the Air 2: The Rise of the Boring Logistics


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In honor of yesterday’s flight of fancy for some lucky couple hoping to get married before the cabin pressure changes and they get knocked out of the sky by a vengeful God with a penchant for ironic timing, today’s entry is proof that planning a wedding is a lot more boring when you get down to the nitty-gritty.

So, the Question Of Thrills for this Saturday: will we book one group flight for all (or as many as desire) of our guests to travel to Iceland together? I had thought perhaps we could work with the airline and offer some kind of promo code so people could get a discount when they booked their individual flights. Turns out, however, they cannot. So Anna hooked us up with the name of a group sales specialist at Icelandair. If 30 people end up going on one flight, that is going to be a serious party bus. Especially if my poor, flight-phobic mom is on the flight. In the good news column, that means Valium for everyone!

Also exciting: if you ever find yourself in need of a group flight to Reykjavik in service of your own wedding or other celebratory event, you have all of the info you need right here!

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Dear Daniel,

As per your request, please find the quote below, for your Rogge Wedding Group to Reykjavik, Iceland

Travel Date/Flight Itinerary:

30 Seats
FI 612 18AUG 4 JFKKEF 1405 2340
FI 613 21AUG 7 KEFJFK 1030 1230
FI 615 21AUG 7 KEFJFK 1700 1900

Return FI613 Net Fare: $510.00 per person, plus taxes, fuel surcharge, fees and airport charges.
Return FI615 Net Fare: $530.00 per person, plus taxes, fuel surcharge, fees and airport charges

Airport taxes, Q fuel surcharge, fees, and processing charges: As applicable at final payment; currently $255.00 per person.
(Fees and processing charges of $15 per person are included in above total).

Taxes, fuel surcharge, and fees are subject to increase from original quote and contract dates to final invoice date.

Children/Infant Fares: Children under 12 years of age pay 75% - Infants under two years of age pay 10% of adult fare.

Please note: In some cases, the individual airfare purchased directly on www.icelandair.com may be lower than group pricing. However, these fares often require instant purchase and have limited availability. Group fares allow for more flexibility regarding the deposit, final payment, deviations, name changes, cancellations, etc.

Optional upgrades based on availability are as follows:.
From Economy Class to Economy Comfort Class: $300 one-way or $600 round-trip.
From Economy Class to Saga Class: $600 one-way or $1200 round-trip.

A description of Icelandair's service categories may be found by visiting the following:

http://www.icelandair.us/information/on-board/service-categories/

Net Fare and Conditions are subject to availability and subject to change until a $100 per person deposit is received. If not received, reservations are subject to automatic cancellation. Deposit is due 30 days after contract is issued.

Should the group size fall below 15 passengers, an additional $50 net per person will be charged

Preliminary name list is required no later than 12 weeks prior to departure.

Final name list and payment is due 6 weeks prior to departure.

Deviation Policy: Icelandair allows a maximum of 15% in deviations for this group.
A $150 per person fee shall be assessed for any date or routing changes after designated date in the contract.
No deviations are permitted after the final payment date.

Reissue Fee is $ 200.00 per person. Fee shall be assessed for any date change after ticketing.

Cancellations:
A. $200 total will be charged if the entire group (not per person) cancels from the deposit date to the preliminary name date
(12 weeks prior).
B. $150 per person will be charged and is non-refundable for cancellations from the preliminary name date (12 weeks prior) to the final name date (6 weeks prior).
C. 50% of the net airfare per person is non-refundable for cancellations from the final name date (6 weeks prior) to 48 hours prior to departure.
D. Within 48 hours or less prior to departure all payments received are non-refundable.
Icelandair is willing to review this policy if a medical reasons applies. A Hospital Admissions form is required.

Name Changes: A $150 per person fee will be charged for name changes after ticketing.Name changes are not permitted within 48 hours of the departure date.

A Iceland Stopover package may be booked for the group, but must be booked at the time of the original group.

This space has not been booked and is therefore not confirmed for your group.

Group quote is only valid as a quote and cannot be guaranteed until the space is confirmed; seat inventory and fare can change from the time of the quote to time of booking.

When you are ready to book the seats, please notify either the Icelandair Group Desk.

Thank you for considering Icelandair for your group business. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Rosa Gudmundsson
Group Sales Specialist
Icelandair
Group Department
1900 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, MA 02169
800-223-5500 Ext. 5 Fax 857-403-1812 E-Mail: rosa@icelandair.is - http://www.icelandair.us

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