What is WOW air?
{{Infobox Airline |airline=WOW air |logo= |logo_size=100px |fleet_size=11 |IATA=WW |ICAO=WOW |callsign=WOW AIR |founded=November 2011 |ceased=28 March 2019 |headquarters=[[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]] | hubs = {{nowrap|[[Keflavík International Airport]]}} |website=http://wowair.com/ }} [[File:WOW Air Airbus A320.jpg|thumbnail|right|A WOW [[A320]] airplane.]] '''WOW air''' was a [[budget airline]] from [[Iceland]]. ==History== WOW air began in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2011/11/25/x9-jun12/|title=New Icelandic Carrier Wow Air Launches Operation from June 2012|work=airlineroute.net|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref> Its first flight was on 1 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldairlinenews.com/2011/11/26/wow-air-to-start-operations-from-iceland-on-june-1-2012/|title=Wow Air to start operations from Iceland on June 1, 2012|work=World Airline News|accessdate=15 May 2015|archive-date=14 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814055900/http://worldairlinenews.com/2011/11/26/wow-air-to-start-operations-from-iceland-on-june-1-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The airline flew 11 airplanes from the [[Airbus A320 family]] to destinations in [[Europe]], [[North America]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/29/this-airline-is-making-flights-to-europe-as-cheap-as-99/|title=This airline is making flights to Europe as cheap as $99|work=Washington Post|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref> Wow air stopped operations on 28 March 2019. All flights were cancelled and thousands of stranded passengers were told to book with other airliners.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wow Air failure: 'They gave us pizza - then cancelled our flight'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47731043 |work=BBC News |date=28 March 2019|accessdate=28 March 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2011 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:2019 disestablishments in Europe]] [[Category:Low-cost airlines]] [[Category:Transport in Iceland]] [[Category:2