Wow Air surprised its passengers by abruptly saying it’s going out of business Thursday, in a move that left travelers scrambling to book other tickets — and wondering whether they would be able to secure a refund.
“WOW AIR has ceased operation. All WOW AIR flights have been cancelled,” the low-cost Iceland-based airline announced Thursday morning.
For many passengers, the news confirmed their worst-case scenario. Wow had already canceled a number of international flights out of Newark, N.J., Baltimore/Washington International Airport and other airports Wednesday night. In several cases, those cancellations followed hours of delays.
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