WOW headed for bankruptcy [operations ceased 28 March 2019]
Mar 28, 2019, 5:31 am
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That's really a shame! And will have some, for the size of Iceland, big consequences in regards to layoffs and tourism.
....and on a personal note my CPH-YUL commute with Skyteam or *A will most probably become more expensive now....
Does anybody have any input on that?
....and on a personal note my CPH-YUL commute with Skyteam or *A will most probably become more expensive now....
Does anybody have any input on that?
Last edited by flyertalker00973; Mar 28, 2019 at 5:39 am
Mar 28, 2019, 5:34 am
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Why? What advantage would it be to investors to switch from bonds to equity?
Last edited by MSPeconomist; Mar 28, 2019 at 5:40 am
Mar 28, 2019, 5:43 am
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Mar 28, 2019, 5:46 am
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They told passengers with bookings they’re SOL: https://wowair.com/travel-alert/
Wow served Baltimore. I never had the opportunity to fly with them, but this is a blow to BWI’s transatlantic offerings. Now it’s just BA to LHR, Condor seasonal to Frankfurt, end of list.
Wow served Baltimore. I never had the opportunity to fly with them, but this is a blow to BWI’s transatlantic offerings. Now it’s just BA to LHR, Condor seasonal to Frankfurt, end of list.
Mar 28, 2019, 5:57 am
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Well, FI are probably seeing lots of WOW passengers rushing to rebook their tickets to Iceland. If lots of people book with an airline, prices tend to go up quickly.
Mar 28, 2019, 6:06 am
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Wow Air has ceased all operations, cancelling all of its flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icela...b08c450cd1dcd0
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icela...b08c450cd1dcd0
Mar 28, 2019, 7:02 am
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Icelandair offering discounts to stranded pax
https://www.icelandair.com/support/c...-us/getmehome/
The price for the discounted fare tickets, excluding taxes and fees:
To/From Europe
USD 60
To/From North America
USD 100
Europe-North America/North America-Europe (VIA Keflavik)
USD 160
https://www.icelandair.com/support/c...-us/getmehome/
The price for the discounted fare tickets, excluding taxes and fees:
To/From Europe
USD 60
To/From North America
USD 100
Europe-North America/North America-Europe (VIA Keflavik)
USD 160
Mar 28, 2019, 7:40 am
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Mar 28, 2019, 7:41 am
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Mar 28, 2019, 7:50 am
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Mar 28, 2019, 7:55 am
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Hmm? Icelandair is only offering these to WOW passengers who began a round trip and are stranded at their destination, somewhere between 2000-4000. Not all will take Icelandair up on the offer, and there are 17 routes affected across 2 weeks, something like 5-10 seats/flight will be taken by WOW pax on average. It's not that much and builds goodwill with people who were willing to make a connection in Iceland.