Wow Air CEO Skuli Mogensen says he had faith the budget carrier would work something out to avoid shutting down until about 7 a.m., but now it is 'unfortunately out of our hands.' Follow live updates:
10:16 a.m. ET, March 28, 2019Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has ceased operations and canceled its flightsWow Air was known for cheap trans-Atlantic fares on routes via IcelandFormerspoke to Icelandic state broadcaster RUV this morning. Here is the transcript, translated by CNN:We were talking to a few interested parties until the early hours of the morning which then in the end didn’t come to anything.
Wendling said a man standing in the middle of the crowd was the only place could get the latest details about his travel.Kristen Baldauf found out about Wow Air from a bus driver while in Iceland, where she’s traveling with three others. Baldauf said she had to book a different flight to Minneapolis, which is costing her party nearly $3,000.From CNN's Gianluca Mezzofiore
"No help with booking with another airline. They sent us a free hotel link that didn’t work. We called the hotel and made a reservation. Hotel had no clue about Wow hotel vouchers."Passenger stranded in Berlin: "I had to find out online randomly"Alex Spence had a roundtrip ticket on Wow Air from Toronto to Berlin.
"Dear WOW air guest on flight WW214 YYZ-KEF 27MAR19. We are sorry to inform you that your flight is delayed due to operational restrictions. The new estimated departure time is 21:00 local time. Check-in is closed. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. Kind regards, WOW air.""After more havoc at counter, they offered everyone $12 food vouchers for dinner," she said.
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