Maiden WOW service to Washington

WOW air’s maiden flight to Washington DC is scheduled to depart from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) at 3:30pm today.

The Icelandic low-cost airline plans to operate the service four times a week for the rest of this month, then five times a week from June onwards.

WOW air flights will land at Baltimore Washingt­on In­ternati­onal Airport (BWI), linked to Washington DC by a thirty-minute high-speed train link.

“Many American low-cost airlines fly to BWI. This will enable passengers to find reasonably priced onward connections to many US cities,” reads a WOW air statement. “We initially planned to fly to BWI four months a year, but high demand led us in January to take the decision to operate the route all year round.”

“Sales to BWI have exceeded our most optimistic expectations,” confirms Skúli Mo­gensen, founder and CEO of WOW air.