Ultra-low fares to celebrate the airline’s 5th anniversary.
Low-cost Icelandic airline WOW air has announced the return of its ground-breaking £99 one way¹ fares to the US & Canada, to celebrate the airline’s 5th anniversary in operation.
The fares from Bristol and Edinburgh to New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Toronto, via Reykjavik, go on sale today Thursday 1 June at 9am, valid for travel on selected dates in June 2017.
Skúli Mogensen, CEO of WOW air, said: “We want to celebrate our anniversary and share our great success by offering the best prices ever seen. Our expanding network of US and Canadian destinations have a wealth of things to offer UK travellers and we want to ensure people have more to spend on experiencing the destination to the fullest by saving drastically on airfare.”
The £99 fares are expected to be popular so those seeking a last minute getaway are advised to book quickly to snap up the fares.
The flights from Reykjavik to the USA/Canada are operated using WOW air’s fleet of new Airbus A321 and A330 aircraft. The airline’s Airbus A320 family aircraft carry passengers from Bristol and Edinburgh to Reykjavik on the first leg of the journey.
For more information, or to book flights visit www.wowair.co.uk.
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1 Based on lowest one way, WOW Basic package fare, including taxes and charges booked on www.wowair.co.uk. Restrictions and booking/baggage fees may apply.
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About WOW air
WOW air is Iceland’s ultra-low-cost transatlantic airline offering cheap fares, a modern fleet with the lowest emissions and the biggest smile; this is the WOW air promise to its valuable customers.
WOW air flies twice-daily from London Gatwick to Reykjavik. As of spring 2017, the airline will serve 32 destinations across Europe, North America and Canada, including London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto, Miami and New York.
Created in November 2011 by Icelandic entrepreneur Skúli Mogensen, the purple airline flies with Airbus A320 aircrafts and Airbus A321/A330 models. WOW air boasts one of the world’s youngest fleets, with an average aircraft age of just 2.5 years.
WOW air was ranked as the 7th best low-cost airline in Europe at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards and was the youngest airline in the top ten.
For more information: www.wowair.co.uk
