WOW air adding discount international flights in Cincinnati, Cleveland

Iceland’s WOW air is adding services in Cincinnati, but the low-cost carrier is also expanding in other Ohio cities.

The low-cost transatlantic airline is announcing new international flight services from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Europe via Keflavik International Airport in Iceland.

Service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky will be available four days a week, the airport announced on Wednesday morning. Flights to Keflavik International Airport are available from $99 one-way including taxes. Fares to WOW air’s additional locations from Cincinnati, such as London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dublin, Copenhagen and more, start at $149.

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“Connecting the Tri-State community with additional nonstop international destinations has been a priority for CVG,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, CVG. “WOW Air is one of the fastest growing, low-cost transatlantic carriers. With this new service, local travelers will not only have the benefit of nonstop travel to Iceland, but one-stop, low-cost service to more than 20 destinations across Europe, Israel and Canary Islands. We’re thrilled to be one of WOW’s newest U.S. markets, and look forward to growing their service from CVG.”

Flights start on May 10, 2018, and tickets are available to buy now.

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WOW air’s expansion across the Midwest will expand flight opportunities to major European cities including Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris and London.

Cincinnati isn’t the only city that WOW air is expanding in. The airline also announced it is adding service in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit. WOW also services cities including: Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and San Francisco. In Canada, WOW flies from Montreal and Toronto.

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