WOW Set To Take Off

WOW air, Iceland’s ultra low-cost airline, received a warm Canadian welcome recently when one of its bright purple planes touched down on Canadian soil for the very first time.

Passengers arriving on the inaugural flight were greeted at the gate by a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Skúli Mogensen, sole owner and CEO of WOW air, observed: “I’m thrilled to be aboard the first WOW air flight to Canada and to start connecting Canadians with Europe at super low fares. The fact that the first plane is touching down in Montreal – a city I lived in for nearly a decade – makes this extra special, as Montreal means a lot to me and my family.”

James Cherry, president and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal, commented: “Aéroports de Montréal is extremely pleased to welcome WOW air. With its very attractive fares for flights to Iceland and Europe, WOW air represents an interesting option for our passengers. Today, the airline officially becomes the first ultra low-cost carrier flying out internationally from Montreal-Trudeau.”

WOW air announced its entry into the Canadian market in October 2015, at the same time tickets went on sale.

Mogensen noted: “We’ve been so pleased with the demand that we made the decision to increase capacity on both of our Canadian route. We are excited about the response to our super-low fares that start at $99 CDN, and will continue adding even more interesting destinations across Europe at great prices for Canadian travellers, which already includes cities such as Paris, Lyon, London and Frankfurt, to name a few.”

There are now five flights per week servicing Montreal and six each week servicing Toronto.

Originally launched in November 2011, flights to Iceland and other European destinations will depart Toronto’s Pearson (YYZ) and Montréal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL) via Reykjavik, offering travellers connections between Europe and Canada.

They will be operated using WOW air’s fleet of new Airbus A321 Extended Range aircraft. The airline’s Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 family of aircraft will carry passengers between Reykjavik and other European destinations.

Go to http://www.wowair.ca for more.