Almost seven years since starting its first flight, Iceland’s long-haul low-cost airline WOW Air has thrown the towel. The airline announced on March 28 that it has ceased all operations, following months of uncertainty over its future. WOW failed to…
WOW was in deep trouble for a while. Being an LCC airline is a tough business, with low margins. Then adding long-haul to this complicates the business more and shrinks the margins even more. To further complicate things for WOW,…
Iceland Monitor reports this news. This is going to be a big deal. Icelandair is a Boeing customer and WOW is an Airbus customer. Consolidation continues. The companies will continue to operate under separate brands. Their combined market share on…
We had a conversation with the airline’s VP Network Planning, Daníel Snæbjörnsson. [player id=19005] Views: 39
There have been several reports of the growth in LCCs over the North Atlantic. Most recently the two Iceland-based airlines announced more new cities in the US they are planning to serve. Iceland is rapidly making its primary airport the…
In June, Primera Air announced its deal to lease two A321LRs from AerCap. The airline is going to be the first operator of this aircaft. It will also take delivery of eight A321neo in 2018. Today the other shoe dropped. …