April 10 (Reuters) - Icelandair Group hf ICEAIR.IC :
* ICELANDAIR FLIGHT SCHEDULE CHANGES
* ICELANDAIR'S FLIGHT SCHEDULE HAS BEEN UPDATED BASED ON ASSUMPTION THAT BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL 16 JUNE 2019
* DECISION TO ADD WET-LEASED AIRCRAFT TO FLEET HAS REDUCED IMPACT OF SUSPENSION ON ICELANDAIR'S FLIGHT SCHEDULE
* TODAY, ICELANDAIR HAS FINALISED A LEASING AGREEMENT OF THIRD AIRCRAFT, A 184-SEAT BOEING 757-200, WHICH WILL BE IN OPERATION FROM 15 MAY UNTIL END OF SEPTEMBER 2019.
* TO CANCEL ITS FLIGHTS TO CLEVELAND IN US AND HALIFAX IN CANADA THIS YEAR
* FINANCIAL IMPACT OF SUSPENSION OF BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT IS UNCERTAIN
* ICELANDAIR EXPECTS FIRST AIRCRAFT OF THIS TYPE TO BE IN OPERATION IN BEGINNING OF YEAR 2020
* TO ADD FLIGHTS TO SOUTHERN EUROPE
* DURING PERIOD 1 APRIL TO 15 JUNE 2019, ICELANDAIR WILL REDUCE ITS FREQUENCY OF FLIGHT TRIPS BY AROUND 3.6%, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AROUND 100 TRIPS
* ICELANDAIR HAS STARTED WORKING TOWARDS ADDING AIRCRAFT TO ITS FLEET THAT WILL BE FITTED AS ECONOMY ONLY