DRMumbai: Iceland’s low-cost carrier WOW air has appointed Kiran Jain as Managing Director for India. With over 25 years of experience in the commercial aviation business including airlines and airports in the United States and India where she has led marketing, sales, communication and government relations functions, Kiran brings a diverse experience of aviation management to the company.
Previously, Jain was the Director for Commercial and Government Relations with Air Asia, India. She was also the Head of Airline Marketing at Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd before that.
Speaking on the recent appointment, Skúli Mogensen, CEO and Founder, WOW air, said, “It is our pleasure to welcome Kiran to our team and have her lead our operations in India. Kiran has versatile work experience in the Indian market which I am sure will benefit and strengthen our presence in India. WOW air is committed to providing the best possible prices and services to its Indian customers. We welcome Kiran aboard and wish her great success at WOW air”.
Kiran said, “WOW air is known to create disruption with its highly competitive prices and strategy and has already set its mark in the international aviation market. I am very excited to be a part of WOW air’s growth and I am honoured to represent WOW air in India.”
WOW air, Iceland’s low-fare transatlantic airline, announced the launch of its operations in India, earlier this year. The flights will commence operations from New Delhi on December 7, 2018, with five flights a week, directly to Keflavik airport in Iceland that will connect to multiple destinations in North America and Europe.
