WOW air has expanded its network from Keflavik Airport by launching the Icelandic hub’s first non-stop flight to Asia, with the airline offering services to Delhi. Launched today, the service will operate three times weekly using 345-seat A330-300s, with the route not only offering the first direct flight to Asia, but also provides the only low-cost option for passengers travelling between India and North America via a seamless transfer at Keflavik.
Commenting on the opening of the airport’s first ever service to Asia, Hlynur Sigurdsson, Commercial Director, Isavia, commented: “To date, Keflavik Airport has only had direct flights to Europe and North America. With 27% of international visitors to Iceland coming from destinations outside of these regions, and with this market having grown by 11% during the first nine months of 2018, it is great to see WOW air expanding Keflavik’s global reach with non-stop flights to Delhi.” Adding further to this, Sigurdsson added: “We also understand that these flights not only bring a direct connection to Asia, but we know too of the important cultural and strong relations between India and North America. With this being the only low-cost option for passengers between these two global regions, we are happy to support WOW air in offering a new travel option to the six million passengers that fly between the two regions each year.”
The addition of Delhi to Keflavik’s network tops what has been another record-breaking year for the European hub. Just under 10 million passengers having passed through Keflavik Airport this year, making 2018 the ninth consecutive year of double-digit passenger growth, with traffic having grown by 12% versus 2017.
- Isavia handles the operation and development of all airports in Iceland, including its four international airports – Keflavik, Reykjavik, Akureyri and Egilsstaðir.
- Keflavik welcomed more than 8.8 million passengers in 2017, flying on the airport’s scheduled services to 107 destinations across 33 countries.
- Passenger traffic growth at Keflavik in 2017 was 28% year-on-year increase.
- Keflavik won anna.aero’s Euro ANNIE award for the fastest growing airport in Europe in the 5-10 million annual passenger category in July 2017.
- Keflavik’s route development includes:
- Norwegian twice-weekly service to Stockholm Arlanda, 26 March 2018;
- Wizz Air three times weekly service to Poznan, 31 March 2018;
- WOW air four times weekly service to Detroit, 25 April 2018;
- WOW air daily service to London Stansted, 25 April 2018;
- WOW air four times weekly service to Cleveland, 3 May 2018;
- Icelandair six times weekly service to Dublin, 8 May 2018;
- WOW air four times weekly service to Cincinnati, 9 May 2018;
- Luxair weekly service to Luxembourg, 9 May 2018;
- Icelandair four times weekly service to Cleveland, 16 May 2018;
- WOW air four times weekly service to St. Louis, 17 May 2018.
- WOW air three times weekly service to Dallas/Fort Worth, 23 May 2018;
- United Airlines daily service to New York Newark, 23 May 2018;
- Icelandair three times weekly service to Kansas City, 25 May 2018;
- Icelandair four times weekly service to Baltimore/Washington, 28 May 2018;
- Icelandair four times weekly service to Dallas/Fort Worth, 30 May 2018;
- Icelandair four times weekly service to San Francisco, 1 June 2018;
- American Airlines daily service to Dallas/Fort Worth, 7 June 2018;
- S7 Airlines seasonal weekly service to Moscow Domodedovo, 9 June 2018;
- Icelandair four times weekly service to Düsseldorf, 30 October 2018;
- WOW air three times weekly service to Delhi, 6 December 2018;
- WOW air three times weekly service to Orlando, 18 December;
To launch:
- WOW air six times weekly service to Vancouver, 6 June 2019.
For more information:
Jonathan Ford, Account Manager, Isavia Aviation Development PR
PPS Publications, Media & Events
(44) 1293 783851/mobile (44) 7808 172723 or jonathan.ford@pps-publications.com
