Happy November everyone! We’re heading into winter in Iceland, which means colder weather, snowier roads, and the Northern Lights! Let’s take a look at new ways to see the Northern Lights, a new exciting airline announcement, and more.

WOW Air, WAB air, and now … Play Airline!

Some quick background: WOW Air was a discount Icelandic airline that started flying passengers to Iceland in 2012. They expanded rapidly, and offered cheap flights to Iceland. Some flights from the United States were as low as $99 US one way! But they expanded too quickly, and a sharp increase in oil prices in 2018 led to steep operating losses. WOW went out of business at the end of March 2019.

Two different companies are trying to emerge from the ashes of WOW. One has a lot of skeptics, but the other suddenly looks much more promising. [Read more…] about Iceland update: November 2019. WOW Air? WAB? Play Airline!