In April there were 27% fewer passengers passing through Keflavik airport in Reykjavik, with both Gothenburg and Bergen pulling ahead of it.
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Mystery crowdfunding to resurrect WOW
Ostensibly independent of the recent efforts by the former founder to bring back WOW, this new effort is an appeal to all Icelanders.
Read More »CEO to bring WOW back from the dead
Skúli Mogensen, former chief executive of bankrupt WOW air, has come up with a plan to resurrect the airline, having “learned his lesson”.
Read More »Icelandair attracts US cash, sells hotels
A private investment partnership in the US sees an Icelandic opportunity, investing €42 million in the loss-making airline group.
Read More »Wizz to go daily between Iceland and London
The low-cost carrier has decided to increase its frequencies to London as well as to Warsaw in the wake of the WOW air bankruptcy.
Read More »WOW air: Iceland’s biggest ever mass layoff
The bankruptcy of WOW air has led to layoffs that number in the thousands. Unions and the government are rescuing some of these people.
Read More »The end finally comes for WOW air
It is an inevitable collapse for the initially ambitious but long-troubled Icelandic airline, stranding thousands of passengers.
Read More »WOW air’s creditors take control
With a new agreement by bondholders, founder Skúli Mogensen has lost control of the company, reports suggest.
Read More »WOW grounds planes, cancels flights
The struggling carrier has grounded two of its aircraft, resulting in bookings being halted to a number of destinations.
Read More »Icelandair axes one more US route
The route networks of the two Icelandic competitors Icelandair and WOW air are narrowing down considerably.
Read More »WOW drops nine US routes, keeps four
The Icelandic budget carrier is radically downsizing its number of destinations in the US as it “returns to its roots”.
Read More »10 most read stories in 2018
As we start a new year, here’s a chance to look back on the ten most read stories on Standby Nordic during 2018.
Read More »WOW air to slash staff and fleet
“This is the most difficult day in the history of WOW air,” the airline’s chief executive Skuli Mogensen admits.
Read More »WOW air starts Asia flights – at a cost
The troubled Icelandic low-cost carrier has started flights to India, but routes in the other direction are suffering.
Read More »WOW posts $33.6mn nine-month loss
In the first nine months of the year, WOW air lost $33.6 million, despite a 31% increase in revenues.
Read More »Wizz Air investor backs Wow Air
Deep-pocketed Arizona-based Indigo Partners has agreed in principle an unspecified WOW air investment.
Read More »Icelandair cancels WOW purchase
The Icelandic flag carrier is cancelling its planned purchase of its low-cost competitor at the last minute.
Read More »Nordic hub scoops Airport of the Year award
The airport wins for its environmental pioneer spirit, its new terminal and for substantially raising passenger numbers.
Read More »WOW returns four planes in cash crunch
The Reykjavík-based carrier says that “a number of external and internal events have worsened significantly”.
Read More »Icelandair-WOW deal may not happen
Icelandair Group intended to buy its low-cost rival WOW air, but conditions set by a deadline of Friday may not be fulfilled.
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