I don’t usually post here often anymore, but this is quite incredible.
WOW air has announced plans for a $149 one way flight from New York - Tel Aviv (via Reykjavik). This $149 ticket will also be available in other select destinations such as Toronto, Chicago, and Boston. A $199 ticket will also be available from San Fransisco and Los Angeles. This comes after announcing a Reykjavik - Tel Aviv route a earlier this year.
I wonder what amenities are being lost with this cheaper ticket. I know Delta upgraded their JFK-TLV route from A332 if I am not mistaken to a B772 not to long ago. I wonder how other airlines will go about dealing with this. Another thing to note is the fact that a lay over in Reykjavik is needed, and we’ll certain people won’t want to wait with the stop over. I really wonder how this will perform in the long run.
I like this, it’s a smart move on the airline’s part. They’re banking on people not wanting to go 12-14 hours in one go, as well as offering dirt cheap fares to tempt more people to book. Not to mention other tourists that may want to visit Iceland on a stopover - so it’s a win-win for them all round I’d say.