WOW air heads for Chicago

Wow air will be flying to Chicago on 13 July. The Icelandic low-cost carrier is targeting French travellers, among others, by offering them transatlantic flights with a stopover in Reykjavik.
WOW air
Skúli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air

Long-haul low-cost airlines continue to gain momentum. A few days after the birth of LevelNow that the IAG group has made its new transatlantic route official, it's time to turn to Iceland. WOW air has just announced the forthcoming launch of a new transatlantic route, to Chicago. The 13th July 2017, the airport O'Hare will become the airline's 8th destination in the United States, and its tenth in the North American market.

With this new route, we are operating flights to the 3 largest cities in the United States "Skúli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air. The company is openly targeting the French market, with an optimised stopover at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Keflavik : " Given the strong links between France and the city of Chicago, we are delighted to be able to launch this new service from Paris, enabling travellers to better discover this legendary destination. The addition of this route is part of the development of our airline on American soil and reinforces our desire to meet the growing demand of our passengers by offering unbeatable and ever more attractive fares. "continues Skúli Mogensen.

The new link will be operated by Airbus A321with four rotations per week. Flights are scheduled every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

8 US destinations for WOW air :

  • Boston
  • Washington DC
  • New York
  • Miami
  • Pittsburgh
  • Los Angeles
  • San Francisco
  • Chicago