Articles tagged “wow air”

Airline Weekly

Icelandic Startup Fly Play CEO Welcomes Comparison to Defunct Wow Air

1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Icelandic Startup Aims to Succeed Where Wow Air and Norwegian Failed

2 years ago

Airlines

The Most Amazing Airline Failures of the Past 15 Years

The airline industry is a tough business. Dozens of carriers have gone belly-up since Skift Airline Weekly began publishing in 2004. We picked 10 of the most interesting bankruptcy and grounding stories in the last 15 years.

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Advisors With LGBTQ Clients Need to Know Local Norms

LGBTQ consumers are a particularly well-traveled and high-spending business source for travel advisors. Serving them requires knowledge and sensitivity about their preferences, as well as the legal and cultural landscape in various destinations.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Wow Air Joins 20 Other Airlines That Folded in Just the Past Year

Wow Air’s failure stranded passengers all over its route network and got quite a lot of attention because of its role in Iceland’s tourism success story. But it’s got company — check out the list of airlines that have folded in just the last 12 months. Aviation is a tough business.

Jay Shabat, Skift | 4 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

Travel Megatrends 2019: Low-Cost Carriers Lose Some Luster

Customers like low-cost airlines, but no carriers so far have perfected the model for long-haul flights. It’s not clear they ever will.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Advisor Innovation Report: South African Agents Build Trips for the Untraveled

Whether it's an appeal to young black South Africans or seniors who fear paying a single supplement, travel advisors who know the particular needs of their own peer groups can have a built-in advantage.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Frontier Owner Steps In to Rescue Wow Air

Wow Air has delighted passengers with low fares since 2011. But its creditors have not been as happy. Will that change if this investment goes through?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago