June 30, 2005

According to Iceland State Radio, the Icelandic holding company Fons, owner of Iceland Express and Danish budge airline Sterling has bought the Danish airline Maersk Air.

Employees working the Tuesday night shift at Keflavík Airport got an unexpected visit from the savior of Rock & Roll, Bruce Springsteen.

According to Iceland State Radio, RÚV, Iceland’s oil companies will not accept the decision of the Competition Authority to fine them for price-fixing. Oil importer and distributor company Olíufélagið, the local Esso distributor, has already filed a lawsuit.

Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir was awarded the 2005 Nordic Children’s Book Award at an award ceremony at the Reykjavík Cultural House last night. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister of Education, presented the award.