The Icelandic Transport Authority will be closed on 24., 25., 31. of December and 1. of January due to public holidays in Iceland.

Here you will find updated Guidelines for busses/coaches due to COVID-19 from Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, Icelandic Tourist Board, and Icelandic Transport Authority in Icelandic and English.

In light of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 2019/1383, amending Continuing Airworthiness Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, clarification of whether training organizations under the oversight of ICETRA are to be considered commercial or non-commercial is needed.

Please note that regulation no. 650/2021 has been amended with regulation nr. 961/2021, with effect from 1 September 2021.

The Icelandic Transport Authority has issued a ban on drone flights around the volcanic eruption at Reykjanes today, Monday 19 July 2021 between 13.30 and 14.30.

On 13 June 2021, the Icelandic Legislative Assembly, Althingi, approved amendments to the Act on Road Transport Passenger Services and Freight Transport Services, No. 28/2017. The Act concerns i.a. temporary transport passenger services. 

The Minister of Health has decided to amend the disease prevention rules at the borders applicable as of the 1st of July to the 15th of August. The testing of children and people with vaccination certificates or certificates of prior infections will be stopped at Icelandic borders.

The Icelandic Transport Authority has issued a ban on drone flights around the volcanic eruption at Reykjanes on Thursday 27 May 2021 between 09:00 and 10:30.

The definition of criteria for determining whether countries or areas are considered high-risk areas has been revised. In addition to criteria on the incidence rate of infection, a condition will be added regarding the ratio of positive samples which influences whether a region or country is considered a high-risk area or not. 

The Minister of Justice has issued a regulation banning unnecessary travel from specified high-risk areas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regulation enters into force, 27 April, and remains in force until the end of May.

Clearer requirements are made for home quarantine, regarding housing and rules of conduct. Those who are unable to stay in a home quarantine that fulfills the requirements will need to stay at a quarantine facility. However, no fee shall be collected for the stay. This is among the stipulations of a new regulation issued by the Minister of Health that entered into force on the 9th of April and is based on recommendations from the Chief Epidemiologist. 

There is a high demand for viewing the eruption at Reykjanes from the air. For safety reasons, a maximum number of aircraft has temporarily been defined for BIR2 (Vestursvaedi). The maximum at any one time is eight aircraft and is based on the best VFR conditions. See valid NOTAM. Attention is drawn to the fact that the maximum applies to the entire BIR2 - not the immediate vicinity of the volcano. When flying in the immediate vicinity of the volcano, pilots must ensure that the number of aircraft is such that flight safety can be ensured.

The Minister of Justice of Iceland has decided that the previously announced decision to exempt from travel restrictions those who can provide proof of vaccination or prior infection will take effect on 6 April. The change in regulation will allow travelers from non-Schengen countries, who meet the criteria, to travel to Iceland for non-essential reasons.

Due to stricter rules regarding the COVID-19 epidemic, the general reception of the Icelandic Transport Authority at Ármúli 2 is closed from Thursday 25 March 2021.

Iceland’s Minister of Health has decided to impose stricter border measures at the recommendation of the Chief Epidemiologist. Changes will take effect on 1 April and will affect children and those traveling from areas that are classified as dark red or grey by the ECDC (where the 14-day incidence rate exceeds 500 or insufficient data is available). 

The Icelandic Transport Authority stresses the importance of pilots showing extra care when flying around the volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula. The minimum height for VFR flights in rural areas is 500 feet. 

The Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) draws attention to useful information on drone flights and rules that e.g. are intended to ensure the segregation of drones and other aircraft, including.

Due to a volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula, there will be a need for the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management to conduct recurrent flights with experts and scientists to assess the situation. These flights will be given priority over other aircraft operations.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has designated 2021 as the International Year of Security Culture. 

Due to possible volcanic eruptions in Reykjanes, great interest can be expected in drone flights, as well as other flights in the area. The Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) draws attention to useful information on drone flights and rules that e.g. are intended to ensure the segregation of drones and other aircraft

When a volcanic eruption occurs in Iceland, pre-determined contingency plans and procedures are adhered to. In the event of an eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula, the following sequence of events takes place among others.

The general reception of the Icelandic Transport Authority will open on Thursday 25 February.

New border measures will come into force on February 19 which requires all arriving passengers in Iceland to present a negative PCR taken within 72 hours of their time of departure to Iceland. This is in addition to the current system of double screening, that also requires all arriving passengers to submit to a PCR test upon arrival, followed by a 5-day quarantine and a second PCR test. 

EASA has issued a press release, notifying its approval for the return to service of a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX