WOW air
WOW air was a budget airline from Iceland.
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| Founded | November 2011 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 28 March 2019 | ||||||
| Hubs | Keflavík International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||
| Website | http://wowair.com/ | ||||||
A WOW A320 airplane.
History
WOW air began in November 2011.[1] Its first flight was on 1 June 2012.[2] The airline flew 11 airplanes from the Airbus A320 family to destinations in Europe, North America and the Middle East.[3]
Wow air stopped operations on 28 March 2019. All flights were cancelled and thousands of stranded passengers were told to book with other airliners.[4]
References
- "New Icelandic Carrier Wow Air Launches Operation from June 2012". airlineroute.net. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "Wow Air to start operations from Iceland on June 1, 2012". World Airline News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "This airline is making flights to Europe as cheap as $99". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "Wow Air failure: 'They gave us pizza - then cancelled our flight'". BBC News. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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