Cheap trip Stateside this summer, anyone?
Icelandic airline WOW air are offering Irish passengers flights to the USA from Dublin and Cork for just €65 from today, June 1.
The fare, including taxes and charges, was announced by WOW air to celebrate its fifth anniversary and applies to flights from Dublin Airport and Cork Airport, via Reykjavik, to LA, Miami, San Francisco, New York, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Toronto.
News of the WOW air offer, meanwhile, comes only a week after Norwegian Air announced details of direct fares from Ireland to the US for just €99.
WOW air currently flies from Dublin to Reykjavik five times weekly, increasing to daily in peak summer times, and Cork to Reykjavik three times a week, increasing to four flights a week during peak summer times. Flights connect passengers to ten North America destinations via Reykjavik including New York, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Montreal, Miami, LA and San Francisco, with routes to Chicago and Pittsburgh starting in summer 2017.
Flights connect passengers to 10 North America destinations via Reykjavik including New York, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Montreal, Miami, LA and San Francisco, with routes to Chicago and Pittsburgh starting in summer 2017.
Commenting on the offer, Skúli Mogensen, CEO of WOW air, said: “We are really excited to celebrate our fifth anniversary this year. We are delighted to share our great success with our Irish passengers by offering the best prices ever seen for travel across the Atlantic. This is a great opportunity to take a weekend break or tick a bucket list destination off the list.
“Since launching almost two years ago, we are pleased with the success of our Irish routes with many Irish passengers visiting Iceland and connecting to the US through Reykjavik. Equally, both Dublin and Cork have also become popular destinations for the Icelandic with many taking weekend breaks in Ireland.”
For more information on the flights, you can visit the WOW Air website.
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