Icelandair scraps plan to buy its rival WOW air, shares tumble

The failure of the merger could also knock Iceland's economy, which has become increasingly reliant on tourism.

By Reuters November 29, 2018
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Icelandair said on Thursday it had scrapped its all-share deal to buy WOW air that had aimed to create a stronger international competitor, sending its shares down 10 percent.

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