Cheap Flights to Europe Now in Play on New Airline

Cheap flights to Europe are coming back and PLAY, new a low-cost airline operating flights between North America, Iceland, and Europe, is aiding the cause with new service from Canada and the US. The first low-cost flights to Europe take off in summer 2023. Starting now, travelers can book tickets to and from destinations including London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Brussels, Stockholm, Gothenburg and more. Europe remains one of the top trending travel choices for American travelers, according to the latest reports from American Express Travel. 

To celebrate its inaugural flights from Canada, PLAY is offering travelers cheap flights to Europe for as low as $169 to 13 destinations across Europe, including Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Brussels (BRU), Copenhagen (CPH), Dublin (DUB), Göteborg Landvetter (GOT), London Stansted (STN), Paris-Charles de Gaulle( CDG) and to Keflavik (KEF) for only $129. This deal is valid for the Canadian departing flight of a roundtrip booking for flights scheduled between August and October 2023. The $129 and 169 price is inclusive of all mandatory taxes, fees and carrier charges, and is available today through Jan 31 at midnight Eastern Time. Restrictions and baggage fees apply, additional details of this promotion are available at flyplay.com/play-to-europe.

Currently, PLAY is offering cheap flights to Europe for as little as $274 in February, New York to Paris one way. Similarly, flights to London start at $201 one-way, according to the PLAY site’s fare calendar.

“Travelers around the world are hungry to venture to new destinations and recent data shows that 73% of global travelers want vacations outside of their comfort zone,” said Birgir Jónsson, CEO, PLAY. “With our reliable and affordable flights, travelers can enjoy their destination rather than overspending on the flight to get there.”

PLAY offers a streamlined, no-frills service void of costly features such as magazines, Wi-Fi, and entertainment. Their philosophy: travelers pay less and “play more.” Rather than spending on travel extras, PLAY passengers can instead allocate their budget to the meaningful experiences, dining, and excursions that make a trip memorable — or even add a stop to another destination along the way.

In 2022 PLAY flew 800,000 passengers across Europe and North America with an on-time arrival rate over 96%. PLAY’s pay-for-what-you-need model keeps its fares affordable. A personal item is included for the flight, and passengers can choose which upgrades they need for their trip, such as an in-flight meal, carry-on, checked bag, special bags for items such as golf sets, skis, strollers, and musical instruments, seats with extra legroom, cancellation protection and more.

PLAY launched last year as a low-cost airline operating flights between Iceland and Europe, and North America. With its base in Reykjavík, the company operates flights on new Airbus A321NEO and A320NEO aircraft with sustainability initiatives and benchmarks in place to track and reduce fuel consumption, offset carbon emissions, and limit waste. The new Canadian route addition will be  PLAY’s fifth destination in North America. In 2022, PLAY served 25 destinations, and in 2023 it plans to expand to 40 destinations in both Europe and North America using a fleet of 10 aircraft.