Icelandic WOW Air discontinued its scheduled service from Reykjavik to St.
Louis in January, as announced by the airport authority. The transatlantic
route to St. Louis was only opened last May.
 
St. Louis Lambert International Airport was keen to get WOW Air. The
Icelandic airline was promised a total of 800,000 dollars in incentives.
 
WOW Air can whistle for that money, because that amount would only be paid
if WOW Air would continue flying at St. Louis for at least two years. The
company does not meet that standard by any means. The last flights will be
operated on 7 January 2019.
 
In a statement, the airport is extremely disappointed that WOW Air decides
to terminate the route after just five months. Especially because St. Louis
had a transatlantic route for the first time in fifteen years. According to
the airport, the interest of the St. Louis region on the WOW Air flights
was large.

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