Earlier this year, we took a nice long flight from Iceland to Troll research station in Antarctica. We enjoyed it so much, we're doing it again! On Monday November 1, an Icelandair Boeing 757 (TF-FIV) took off from Keflavík Airport, starting a new three-month project on behalf of Loftleiðir Icelandic, the aircraft charter and leasing subsidiary of Icelandair Group. The aircraft's long journey took it from one end of the globe to the other. It traveled 8,700 miles (14,000 km) due south, where it arrived at its new base in Punta Arenas, Chile, late on Tuesday evening, November 2. From Punta Arenas the aircraft will fly tourists, hikers and scientists from Antarctic Logistics & Expedition (ALE) to and from Union Glacier on Antarctica through the southern hemisphere summer. Approximately 30 ALE employees from Europe flew with the aircraft from Keflavík last week, and were delighted to see their company's logo newly painted on the aircraft tail. The first stop on the way to Chile was the Bahamas, where the crew rested, and 30 more ALE employees joined the journey there. Most of these employees will be located at the South Pole for the next 3 three months. Credits: @egillarni #MyStopover