WOW air initiated fights to New York on 23 November, linking its Reykjavik/Keflavik hub with New York Newark .

The 4,175-kilometre sector will be flown by the LCC daily on its A321 fleet. The airport pairing of Keflavik and Newark is already served by Icelandair, with the national carrier of Iceland currently operating a four times weekly operation according to OAG schedules. Newark becomes WOW air’s fifth destination in the US after Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, while it also serves Montreal and Toronto Pearson in Canada. The airline will further expand its North American network next year with the introduction of flights to Miami (5 April) and Pittsburgh (16 June).

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