YUL Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) FWIW http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274686/icelandair-s18-canada-service-changes-as-of-07sep17/ I guess that will take away some traffic from WOW Air, and to a lesser degree everyone else to Europe. Edited September 8, 2017 by YUL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 very good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyboyMTL Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Seems we'll see the 757 leave and be replaced by the MAX8, 5 weekly. http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274830/icelandair-plans-737max-8-montreal-debut-in-may-2018/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUL Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) We got to agree that Icelandair and Wow Air do not provide us much added value - except for no frills cheaper fares. They benefit from a superbly located hub (Reykjavik) that enable them to fly cheaper (to acquire + operate) narrow body equipment. Their segments are short enough so to bring crews back home the same day (thus saving on hotels/meals/salaries). I agree those no frills cheaper fares might bring in some new travellers (that would not have travelled otherwise). But it also siphons off some "economy" customers (FWIW) from current established airlines (that spends more $ locally). As they develop new secondary European destinations, Icelandair/Wow Air will acquire a bigger low fare market share thought. If you are stuck connecting in CDG/FRA/LHR/ZRH/AMS, may as well connect in Reykjavik at half the price...(but suffer those Icelandair B757/B737 narrow seats longer - but are they really worst than 777HDs?) Edited September 18, 2017 by YUL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestAust Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 When you consider all the fees on lcc like wow, they arent necessarily much cheaper than transat or air canada for some destinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotar Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Bumping an old topic, Icelandair will be back this summer for a 3-weekly schedule between June 24 and September 25. https://www.mbl.is/ferdalog/frettir/2022/01/12/icelandair_baetir_vid_fjorum_afangastodum/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mont royal Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Interesting article...I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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