Icelandair flights will now start operating out of Newark Liberty International Airport from the month of October this year. The airline recently announced it will start its scheduled service from the Newark Liberty International Airport from October 28, 2013.

The airline in a statement said that its flights out of Newark airport would supplement the New York JFK service. The airline will be operating the flights four times every week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Icelandair has been serving the New York City market for the past 60 years now and has been offering the service to and from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The airline said that it will continue offering its service in future as well.

The airline stated that Newark will be its 11th gateway in North America and will be the 36th destination within its global route network.

Newark would be Icelandair’s fourth destination to be introduced this year. The other three destinations introduced by the airline include Anchorage, St. Petersburg and Zurich.