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The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: 

00:00:01 Fly Play Bankrupt

Fly Play went bankrupt on Monday September 29 leaving thousands stranded, including one of this shows host. We discuss the tumultuous history of Icelandic low fare airlines since 2002, including Iceland Express and WOW Air, and discuss the Icelandic habit of moving businesses between different holding companies, leaving the debts, but keeping the assets. 

00:30:00 Paid Parking Strikes Again

We cover the story of a woman who parked in a free parking space near local swimming pool Sundhöllin, yet got fined by a privately owned parking business. The woman managed to get the fine revoked, but has in turn sent the parking business a bill for the time it took her to deal with the fine.

00:34:00 The Return Of The Business Tycoon

We discuss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson’s return to prominence in the Icelandic business environment. Jón Ásgeir, whose persona was well known during the boom and bust of the 2008 economic collapse is again very much at large, probably acquiring shares in the same bank that he lost during the collapse. We also mention that the economic collapse is exactly 17 years old today.

00:44:00 Human Trafficking In Iceland

A couple of weeks ago, the authorities raided numerous beauty salons and found out that some of them had been engaging in human trafficking. We discuss the first such story that broke a few years back in Iceland and how the legal environment makes human trafficking  easier in Iceland than it should be. 

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