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   From: felcher.adam.schiff@sacbee.com   
      
   Iceland’s low cost carrier Wow Air has canceled all flights and   
   told passengers to book with other airlines.   
      
   Its website has a travel alert that begins: “Wow Air has ceased   
   operation. All Wow Air flights have been canceled.”   
      
   The alert said people who wanted to travel should now look for   
   “so-called rescue fares” which may now be offered by rival   
   airlines.   
      
   Wow added that those who made bookings by credit card or via a   
   European travel agent should try to get their money back through   
   those businesses. It said some passengers may be entitled to   
   compensation from the airline itself.   
      
   In November, it was announced that Icelandair Group, the holding   
   company of rival carrier Icelandair, would acquire the entire   
   share capital of Wow Air but that proposal fell apart within   
   weeks.   
      
   Further talks between the two airlines ended Sunday.   
      
   Founded by chief executive Skuli Mogensen, Wow Air took off for   
   the first time in 2012.   
      
   The carrier employed more than 1,000 people by 2018 and in the   
   same year carried around 3.5 million passengers in its 11   
   aircraft.   
      
   The company’s model was to entice passengers with ultra-low   
   prices before slapping on extra charges for seat selection,   
   baggage, leg room and expensive refreshments. A typical base   
   fare for a Wow flight from the U.S. to Europe could come in at   
   less than $200.   
      
   A fall in tourist visits to Iceland and rising fuel costs had   
   been cited as headwinds to profitability.   
      
   The airline had also suffered poor customer reviews and was   
   particularly criticized over recurring delays.   
      
   Mogensen told CNBC in June that it was “obviously in our   
   interest” to fix the problems.   
      
   The carrier had operated services between Iceland, Europe and   
   North America. It flew both short and long-haul routes, flying   
   to places such as Washington, New York, Boston, Copenhagen,   
   Warsaw and Alicante, Spain.   
      
   https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/icelandic-airline-wow-air-   
   collapses-and-cancels-all-flights.html   
          
      
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