The carrier will offer connections to the US and Canada four times a week via Reykjavik from May 19, with single fares to North America starting at €149. The Cork route follows the arrival of the airline in Dublin in 2014, when it became the first budget carrier to offer transatlantic services there.
Skúli Mogensen, founder and chief executive of the airline said: “We’re keen to expand our services from Ireland and are delighted to offer further choice and value in travel through our expansion in Cork.”
Rival Norwegian Air will launch a Cork-Boston service in March.
Niall MacCarthy, Cork airport managing director said: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Wow Air to Cork as our latest airline partner. The new service is fantastic news for outbound and inbound visitors, especially as it will offer very affordable transatlantic travel here, the US and Canada.
“With the cost of a return ticket at just over €300, it now means that US travel is even more affordable and I expect seats to be snapped up.’
Wow Air’s annual passenger figures will more than double in 2016 to more than 1.8 million, compared to around 840,000 in 2015.
