Icelandic WOW Air discontinued its scheduled service from Reykjavik to St.
Louis in January, as announced by the airport authority. The transatlantic
route to St. Louis was only opened last May.
 
St. Louis Lambert International Airport was keen to get WOW Air. The Icelandic
airline was promised a total of 800,000 dollars in incentives.
 
WOW Air can whistle for that money, because that amount would only be paid if
WOW Air would continue flying at St. Louis for at least two years. The company
does not meet that standard by any means. The last flights will be operated on
7 January 2019.
 
In a statement, the airport is extremely disappointed that WOW Air decides to
terminate the route after just five months. Especially because St. Louis had a
transatlantic route for the first time in fifteen years. According to the
airport, the interest of the St. Louis region on the WOW Air flights was large.

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