WOW Air Starts Cincinnati-Europe Service

Icelandic discount carrier WOW Air touches down at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) for the first time Thursday and will begin flying European-bound passengers four times a week.

WOW brings CVG its first new trans-Atlantic service in more than a decade – and local officials say it could signal more to come.

Until this week, the only direct flight to Europe out of CVG has been Delta Air Lines' service to Paris. CVG airport CEO Candace McGraw said the new European destination is the first on her watch after a decade of rebuilding service since she took the helm in 2011.

The Reykjavik-based airline has established its home airport as a new international hub – so WOW's new service offers connecting flights to almost 20 destinations in Europe and beyond: to Barcelona, Dublin, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and others.

Source: USA Today