WestJet maps Winnipeg-Reykjavik route – Winnipeg Free Press

Come summer, only a six-hour flight will separate Winnipeggers from the land of fire and ice.

WestJet Airlines announced on Tuesday a direct flight between Winnipeg and Reykjavik as part of its summer 2026 schedule. The weekly flights are slated to begin June 27. The airline is also expanding the route schedule between Winnipeg and Cancun, Mexico, to year-round. In mid-May, it will add thrice-weekly flights to London, Ont.

With the introduction of the new summer route to Reykjavik, WestJet will be operating transatlantic service from Winnipeg for the first time since 2019, said April Crane, the Calgary-based airline’s vice-president communications and engagement.

Manitoba is home to the world’s largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland, Crane noted during a news conference at Winn