Airline plans low cost flights from Dublin to US

An Icelandic airline has announced plans to offer flights from Dublin to two US cities for prices beginning at €149 one way. WOW air says it is the first low-cost airline to fly transatlantic from Dublin. It plans to begin flights in October to Boston and Washington, from Dublin Airport via Icelandic capital Reykjavik.

Fares are to start at €149 one way, including taxes. WOW air says flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Announcing the new route, Skúli Mogensen, CEO of WOW air, said: "We are thrilled to be able to offer our WOW prices for Irish passengers travelling between Dublin and North America.
"Our aim is to transform low-cost transatlantic flights and make travel to the US affordable for everybody," he said.
However, Mr Mogensen said that US customs pre-clearance will not be available for WOW passengers at Dublin airport due to the Reykavik stopover. He said that the stopover will be no longer than two hours. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Mogensen added that the airline expects to expand its service from Dublin next year to other destinations.
"So far the reaction has been very good. We fly to a number of major cities in Europe to and from Iceland already," he said.
"Based on the reaction we will be adding at least three new destinations in 2016."