WOW Air will begin transporting fish and other goods before passengers.
After scheduled flights were set to begin this October, but operations were delayed by two months, WOW Air has now switched to offering cargo services only.
The airline will initially focus on cargo transport rather than passenger transport. Operations will begin with two planes transporting fish and other goods, and will expand based on demand. The airline aims to eventually offer regular passenger flights to mainland Europe.
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The airlineās first flights will transport cargo between KeflavĆk and Washington
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Weāve got another round of news surrounding a possible return of WOW Air after its collapse this past Marchā¦
Key Points:
USAerospace Associates LLC bought the remains of the airline.
Inaugural flight will be between Reykjavik (KEF) and Washington (IAD).
They will have 2 unnamed aircraft to start, theyāll add 4 next year, and will have up to 10-12.
Mix of Boeing/Airbus aircraft.
Plans to focus on cargo as well, specifically Icelandic fish exports.
They want to have a lounge at KEF and use biometrics to speed up boarding.
Iām also focused exclusively on my desk with bringing better nutrition back onboard aircraft. We want to make flying fun again for the flying public. For those of us who spend a lot of time in the air flying is a challenge because of security requirements to make sure the flying public is safe. But making flying fun again is something thatās going to be important to us not only to enhance the customerās experience onboard but to be able to bring better nutrition onboard as well. We have a three star Michelin chef who is working very closely with us for the last two years to develop good nutrition onboard options.
I have requested to be able to have a passenger lounge for everybody flying on the aircraft. As I see it, the experience of flying is such that when you have a six hour flight itās always a bit of a challenge if you come into a busy airport and are standing in a hallway for an hour or two in between flights. So knowing that from the economic model rows seven to the back of the aircraft really do pay for a lounge that is used by a handful of people that is privileged enough to fly in first and business class. We want to bring a lounge experience to everybody who flies onboard WOW. Itās a very innovative thought, but one that I think is long overdue.
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Several weeks ago it was reported that this deal was called off over failure to make payments on time.Well, I guess they figured that out, and the deal has happened.
