Tagged: wow-air

Played Out: Iceland's Play Airline Abruptly Shuts Down, Cancels All Flights

Play, a low-cost airline based in Iceland, has suddenly shut down, canceling all flights and leaving hundreds of passengers in the lurch. In a statement released today, the company…

WOW Air May No Longer Be Reliable, Says Arthur Frommer

For a brief period of optimism, it was recently felt that WOW Air of Iceland would continue to operate its budget-priced flights across the Atlantic to Europe. A financial angel…

Despite Heavy Financial Losses, Low-Cost Carriers to Europe Will Survive

Will low-cost transatlantic airlines continue to survive in the months ahead? That’s a big question currently asked by travel professionals. On its answer rest the hopes of many…

Low-Cost Icelandic Airline Debuts in U.S. with $109 Fares to Europe

A fledgling low-cost airline called Play, which has been flying between Iceland and other parts of Europe since 2019, is expanding into the United States with introductory…

Budget XL Airways to Stop Operating Flights

XL Airways, a low-cost carrier based in France, has announced that it is ceasing operations. "Due to . . . financial difficulties," reads a message posted last week on the airline's…

Whoa. WOW Air Collapses, Cancels All Flights—What Should Ticket Holders Do?

Low-cost Icelandic carrier WOW Air abruptly announced that it has ceased operations today. All flights have been canceled, according to a "travel alert" on the company's website, and…

In Late Autumn, Fly to Iceland for $99 Each Way

The following is in the nature of a “believe-it-or-not” category of travel. A scrappy budget airline of Iceland (the aptly named WOW Air) has just announced that for scattered…

Four New Cities Get $99 Flights to Iceland

WOW Air, which has been earning its name with an aggressive expansion plan and tickets as low as $99 with advance purchase, is adding nonstop flights to Iceland from four Midwestern…

An Undoubted Reduction in the Level of Transatlantic Airfares is Currently Underway

Some of the most attractive transatlantic airfares in aviation history are currently on sale. On sale, that is, to Americans willing to make that trip during off-season periods…

Wow Air Adds More Flights to Iceland, Hotels Add Election-Themed Packages, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's hotels, airlines, and nature preserves.* WOW-WORTHY AIRFARES TO ICELAND (Breaking Travel News)Looks like the American…

Sleeping in Airports: Surviving a Night in the Terminal

I met the Japanese cashmere company executive outside the bathhouse, at 4am, in the airport.We were stuck in Seoul's Incheon airport for different reasons. She was waiting on standby…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Sicily

In the spring of 2009, the Italian government in Rome finally approved the long-delayed initiative to create the world's largest suspension bridge, linking mainland Italy to the…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg

With more than half of its "land" area, and two-thirds of its 16 million inhabitants precariously situated below sea level, Holland is beginning to get a little bit nervous about…