Articles tagged “icelandair”

Airline Weekly

Icelandic Startup Aims to Succeed Where Wow Air and Norwegian Failed

3 months 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 | 4 months 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 | 4 months ago

Airlines

Will Wow Air’s Demise Ease Iceland’s Overtourism Problem?

Blessing in disguise in terms of addressing overtourism? Or a terrible blow to Iceland's economy? We'll have to wait and see just how the loss of Wow Air will play out in the country.

Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Nick Rigillo, Bloomberg | 3 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 | 3 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 | 3 years ago

Airlines

Icelandair’s Pass on Buying Wow Air Ignites New Worries About the Discount Carrier

Only two months ago Wow Air was talking optimistically about an initial public offering. Since then, a profit warning and other bad publicity led many consumers to abandon buying tickets on the carrier. The collapse of low-cost rival Primera made creditors tougher, too.

Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg | 3 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 | 3 years ago

Tourism

Iceland Tourism Growth Is Dramatically Slowing

Although Icelandair and Wow Air are facing new challenges, it would be difficult to conclude that the country's overtourism problems are behind it. Maybe this could be an opportunity for Iceland tourism to pause, and consider next steps.

Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Nick Rigillo, Bloomberg | 3 years ago

Airlines

Icelandair Struggles Despite a Hot Local Tourism Market

Iceland should be a good air market right now. But increased competitive capacity is putting major pressure on Icelandair. The carrier's new CEO is going to have to find a way to get the airline back on track.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 3 years ago