Icelandic Low-Cost, No-Frills Carrier, WOW Air, Offering Flights to Europe for $179

LOS ANGELES, CA -- WOW air, the Icelandic low-cost transatlantic airline, announced Wednesday it will operate daily flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco international airports to Keflavik International Airport.

Fares from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Reykjavik will begin as low as $99 one-way, according to the airline. Travelers can purchase tickets with a short one-hour stopover in Iceland, allowing them to continue their trip to one of WOW air's 31 European destinations.

Prices from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Amsterdam, Paris and London are now available for as low as $179 one-way, according to the airline.

"We saw a great response to our new routes in Calfiornia this summer and are excited to begin daily flights from the West Coast to Europe beginning next spring," said Skuli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air.

WOW air announced its entry into the U.S. West Coast market in January, with services beginning this past June. Currently, flights from San Francisco to Iceland are available five days a week, with service from Los Angeles scheduled four days a week.

California routes are serviced by Airbus A330-300 wide-body planes which carry 350 passengers in a single-class configuration.

-- City News Service, photo courtesy of WOW