Articles tagged “icelandair”

Airline Weekly

Strong Demand and High Yields Lift Iceland’s National Airline

Icelandair CEO Bogi Nils Bogason sat down with Edward Russell in Icelandair’s mid-century modern headquarters building to discuss what’s going right for Icelandair, and why he can’t put the threat of high inflation out of his head.

2 weeks ago

Hotels

U.S. Hotel Hiring Surges

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at hotel hirings in the U.S., tourism adverts on streaming services, and Icelandair's quarterly earnings.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago

Airline Weekly

Leaner Icelandair Forecasts Robust Transatlantic Demand This Summer

The year ahead looks good from Iceland. What could possibly go wrong?

4 months ago

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Revamp Partnerships With Airlines to Drive New Business

Tour operators need to be attentive to their customers' travel preferences, including favorite airlines. It's possible that many such companies squandered lucrative opportunities for years by not partnering with companies their guests love.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Icelandic Startup Aims to Succeed Where Wow Air and Norwegian Failed

2 years ago

Airlines

Icelandair Jumps Into a Void and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift’s top stories this week, Icelandair's plan to return to normalcy, airlines wants to bring criminal charges against unruly passengers, shortages ripple through the travel industry this summer and investors back Outdoorsy as the new Airbnb.

Angel Adegbesan, Skift | 2 years ago

Airlines

Icelandair Seizes Low-Cost, Long-Haul Opportunities in Norwegian and Wow Air Vacuum

As coronavirus restrictions ease, Icelandair is slowly returning to its gateways with international travel from the United States and seizing on the void left by Norwegian and Wow Air. The airline is hoping this marks a return to normalcy, and a big boost in travel and profitability.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 2 years ago

Airlines

RIP Wow Air: Discount Airline Finally Calls It Quits

It's the end of the road for Wow Air. But what does its failure mean for Iceland's aviation and tourism industries?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Wow Air Moves On After Frontier Owner Bails on Talks

If Indigo Partners isn't willing to invest, we're betting that things don't look pretty at Wow Air. Will the struggling carrier survive?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Icelandair to Buy Rival Wow Air

This looks like a marriage of convenience for the carriers. Both are struggling, as is the wider Icelandic tourism industry. We'll have to wait and see whether one is better than two.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago