This Low-cost Airline Is Giving Away a Year of Free Flights

Low-cost Icelandic airline Play wants to make one lucky winner a tourist for a year with the chance to win free flights.

To enter to win a year of free flights, all travelers need to do is sign up for Play’s newsletter by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 12, the airline shared with Travel + Leisure. Travelers will then be automatically entered into the contest. Winners will be notified via email by May 16.

“We want to celebrate all of our travelers and passengers with this exciting promotion,” PLAY’s CEO Einar Örn Ólafsson said in a statement provided to T+L. “Travelers can take advantage of this discount on our already affordable flights to visit more tourist destinations this year and enter for the chance to fly with us for free for a whole year.”

The winner of the year of free flights will be able to travel from either Boston, New York, or Washington D.C. to more than 40 destinations across Europe. On each flight, they will be able to book a value bundle fare, which includes a carry-on bag, a checked bag, seat selection, and priority boarding.

In addition to the giveaway, Play is offering 25 percent off flights to several popular destinations in Europe, including Iceland, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, London, Paris, and more. The deal is available for travel from New York, Boston, Baltimore, or Washington DC.

To take advantage of this sale, travelers must book by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 15. Travel is valid from June through December when flying out of New York, or valid from July through December when flying out of the other cities. The deal excludes Thanksgiving.

Play operates a “hub-and-spoke model” in which all flights connect through Reykjavik before heading on to other destinations. The airline first started operating flights in Europe in 2021 before finally launching its first flight from the U.S.

The airline is a low-cost carrier and charges per flight leg for everything from checked bags to food and drinks.