WOW air
The latest breaking airline news, updates and new route announcements from Wow Air, the Icelandic ultra low-cost carrier.
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Icelandair Grows Eastbound Network With Tel Aviv Service
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The airline will target connecting traffic from points in the US and Canada.
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Interview: PLAY CEO On Building Hub-And-Spoke Network With New US Route
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CEO Birgir Jónsson tells Routes about the Icelandic carrier's planned North American expansion and how the airline will win market share.
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PLAY seeks authority to launch maiden US routes
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The LCC hopes to commence transatlantic flights between Europe and the US via Iceland during the summer 2022 season.
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By the numbers: Iceland
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Routes' latest infographic takes a closer look at Iceland's aviation market as it recovers from the double blow of losing WOW Air and then the...
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Icelandair set for Baltimore-Washington return
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The airline last served the US airport between May 2018 and January 2019 when it competed with now defunct carrier WOW Air.
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Icelandic startup PLAY’s launch network revealed
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The Reykjavik-based airline plans to serve seven destinations in Europe, with flights beginning in late June.
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Routes Reconnected Q&A: Keflavik keen to return as link between North America and Europe
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Iceland's largest airport is taking steps to bring all of its pre-COVID airlines back to Reykjavik.
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Wow Air reborn with Washington-Reykjavík route
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Wow Air, the Icelandic budget airline which ceased trading earlier this year, is making a comeback and plans to resume flights in October.
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Wow Air's changing route network prior to its demise
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Wow Air abruptly ceased operations and cancelled all its flights this week after rescue talks with investors broke down. Routesonline looks at the...
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Wow Air ceases operations and cancels all flights
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Icelandic low-cost carrier Wow Air has ceased operations and cancelled all its flights, advising stranded passengers to check available “rescue...
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Bulletin board: Tributes paid to Southwest Airlines founder
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This week: Tributes paid to Southwest Airlines founder; Qatar Airways takes stake in China Southern; Neeleman’s latest venture firms up A220 order;...
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2018 in review - part two: World Routes in China, Primera Air’s demise, SIA launches furthest flight, and the busiest air routes in the world
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The second part of our review of 2018 features World Routes taking place in Guangzhou; the failure of European leisure operator Primera Air;...
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Wow outlines fleet reduction plans
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Icelandic low-cost carrier Wow air is to restructure and simplify its operations, which includes reducing the size of its fleet.
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Budget airline specialist to back Wow after Icelandair abandons deal
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Just hours after Icelandair called off its takeover of fellow Icelandic airline Wow air, the parent of US carrier Frontier Airlines has agreed in...
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Icelandair scraps takeover of Wow
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Icelandair's planned takeover of low-cost carrier Wow air has been cancelled, with the interim president of Iceland’s flag carrier saying the...
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Icelandair agrees to buy rival WOW
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Icelandair has agreed to buy Skúli Mogensen's low-cost rival WOW air in an all share deal.
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Route rundown: KEF-YVR, BOS-EDI, LHR-CHS
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This week: WOW to open third route to Canada as it cuts US destinations; Delta Air Lines plans new Scotland route; and British Airways to provide...
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Route rundown: MAD-IGR, KEF-MCO, FRA-PNQ
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This week: Air Europa adds new route to Argentina, WOW to open 14th US destination and Lufthansa to resume Pune service.
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Icelandair faces competition concerns as CEO departs
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Fierce competition from low-cost carriers means Icelandair is under increasing pressure to protect its place in the market.
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Routes Weekly top five: WOW, China, easyJet, US-UAE deal, Ethiopian and more
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Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: WOW's Indian expansion; China to relax international regulations; strong half for easyJet; UAE and US deal;...