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PLAY Air Makes First Landing At Reykjavik Airport
Yesterday, July 7th, a PLAY Air jet landed at the Reykjavik airport for the first time. The flight was in celebration of PLAY’s opening on the Icelandic stock market. The highland flight included a bell ringing ceremony, with CEO Birgir Jónsson stating:…
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John Oliver Takes Aims At Michele Ballarin: Sole Surviving Consumer Of The Bumpit
In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver put the spotlight on Michele Ballarin, the American businesswoman known for her acquisition of WOW Air. Oliver highlighted Ballarin’s role in the latest election conspiracy, Italygate, which alleges that Italian military…
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WOW Air Applies For Operating License
WOW Air has applied for an operating license with the Icelandic Transportation Authority, reports Fréttablaðið. Ballarin is back at it again Michele Ballarin purchased assets to WOW Air in 2019 and planned to rebuild the aviation company. She expressed that they would…
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Michele Ballarin Spreads Election Conspiracy And Falsely Claims A $30 Million Mansion As Her Own
In another bizarre development, investigative journalists from Kveik arrived a few days after the November 2020 US election at the (falsely) claimed Virginian estate of none other than Michele Ballarin, or Michele Roosevelt Edwards. They obtained a rare video interview with the…
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Mom Air “Not Performance Art Of Any Kind”, Creator Insists
Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, the mind behind Mom Air, sent a statement to the Grapevine this morning wherein he states “Mom Air is not performance art of any sort”. He also stated that there are “obvious differences” between Mom Air’s logo and colour…
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Bias Against Ballarin? Lawyer Believes Icelandair Discriminated
Michelle Ballarin’s lawyer believes that his client was discriminated against in Icelandair’s share offering last week, Fréttablaðið revealed this morning. Ballarin’s 7 billion ISK was the only offer rejected in the share offering, reported on here by the Grapevine. Ballarin’s lawyer Páll…
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The Top Five News Stories In Iceland Of 2019
2019 was an eventful year for news, and some of it was actually good news, too. There were some stories, however, that stood above the rest—they may have attracted international headlines, profoundly affected the political landscape, or proved lively and resilient in…
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Top Five Videos We Made This Year (And Loved)
Icelanders are truly storm-people. So we gave our photo editor, Art Bicnick, a simple task when the worst storm in years in Iceland was predicted: Go out into the storm, and catch the windy vibe as well as these stormy gusts that…
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Play Reduces Their Stake To Attract Investors
The recently announced low-cost airline, Play, was reported to have some issues finding private investors back in November. Today, with the same tone, Fréttablaðið reports that, as an incentive for investment, Play is proposing a 70% stake instead for equity contribution for…
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What Exactly Is Going On With Airlines In Iceland?
A new budget airline was formally announced earlier this week. Called simply “Play”, it hopes to fill the gap left behind by the collapse of WOW Air last March, with plans to fly to Europe and North America as early as next…
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Introducing Iceland’s New Budget Airline: Play
Over seven months after the demise of Iceland’s only budget airline, WOW Air, a new budget airline has been introduced, Kjarninn reports. Called Play, the airline is comprised in part of former WOW Air board members, and no exact date has yet…
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WOW Air Prince Selling His House
Skúli Mogensen, WOW Air’s former CEO, is selling his ocean villa. The property is located at Hrólfskálavör 2 in Seltjarnarnes, and is one of the most expensive residences in the country with a real estate evaluation of 261 million ISK. Skúli purchased…
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A Cloud Of Doubt Around WOW Air
In late July, it was announced that Oasis Aviation Group (OAG) had agreed to buy all assets in the WOW air bankruptcy estate. When the liquidators caught wind that controversial figure Michele Roosevelt Edwards (FKA Michele Ballarin) was behind OAG, they cancelled…
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WOW Air Is Dead; Long Live The WAB!
A new low-budget airline has officially emerged from the depths of the brutal bankruptcy of WOW Air. The new airline, WAB, which we reported on last month, is officially in the financial stages, Fréttablaðið reports. Among the crew behind the new airline…
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American Investors Buying Up WOW Air Assets
American investors have paid top dollar for several WOW Air assets, indicating a possible comeback for the bankrupt airline, Fréttablaðið reports. The investors, identified by sources close to Viðskiptablaðið as Michele Ballarin and her company Oasis Aviation Group, reportedly paid one lump…
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Are You Ready For WAB Air?
From the ashes of WOW Air, a new budget airline hopes to rise—with a little help from overseas investment, who will have a majority stake. The name of this new airline is tentatively being called WAB Air, Markaðurinn reports, and is aiming…
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WOW Air Sculpture Torn Down By High Winds
Yesterday’s gale force winds in Reykjavík claimed one victim, and with uncanny timing: a sculpture owned by WOW Air CEO Skúli Mogensen. Vísir reports that the sculpture in question, Obtusa, was created by artist Rafael Barrios but is owned by Skúli, and…
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Nature Abhors A Vacuum: In The Wake Of WOW
The Reykjavík Grapevine and most of Iceland have been watching the struggles of WOW Air since last year as it scrambled to find investors. But time ran out in late March and the plucky purple airline has gone out of business. The…
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Editorial: Enough Of The Overconfident CEO
The Icelandic tourism has been almost unbelievable. Iceland has gone from a couple of hundred thousand tourists to 2.1 million travellers within a decade. This development is one of the key factors in iceland’s quick recovery from the total collapse of its…
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WOW Air’s Former CEO Already Looking To Start “New” Airline
Skúli Mogensen, once the CEO of the failed WOW Air airline, is now seeking investors in order to start a new airline, tentatively called NewCo. Fréttablaðið was first to report on the matter, their source material being an investment proposal dated yesterday.…
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Sónar Reykjavík Organisers Confirm Festival Cancellation, Offer Ticket Refunds
The organisers of the beloved springtime music festival Sónar Reykjavík have now released a statement confirming what the Grapevine reported yesterday—the music festival is cancelled on account of WOW Air’s collapse. They are encouraging those who bought tickets to seek a refund,…
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BREAKING: Sónar Reykjavík Music Festival Cancelled Because Of WOW Air Collapse
Due to the sudden cessation of WOW Air’s services and the bankruptcy of the airline, the Sónar Music Festival has been cancelled this year. Our sources say that everyone who bought tickets to the festival will be fully refunded. The cancellation is…
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VIDEO: WOW Air, Strikes And A Lot Of Earthquakes
Over the past week, we saw WOW Air go bankrupt, strikes of hotel workers and bus drivers, thousands of earthquakes in the northeast, and the indecipherable “Third Energy Package” sparking heated debate in Parliament. It’s been a busy week! To help make…