WOW Air shuts down. Flights out of Toronto and Montreal affected
A WOW air Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport, the Netherlands. The airline has ceased operations.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations today, stranding passengers across two continents. In a statement on its website, the airline told passengers there would be no further flights and advised them to check flights with other airlines for ways to reach their destinations.
The airline, founded by entrepreneur Skuli Mogensen, began operations in 2012 and specialized in ultra-cheap flights between North America and Europe. ItWOW grounded at least six planes in North America that were set to leave late Wednesday from Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Detroit, New York and Baltimore.
Its bankruptcy comes after six months of turbulent negotiations to sell the low-cost carrier, first to its main rival and flag-ship carrier Icelandair and later to Indigo Partners, an American company operating the airline Wizz.
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