Icelandair Announces Winter 23/24 Schedule: YVR Upgraded To Year-Round

by Bruce Parkinson
Last updated: 7:59 AM ET, Mon March 27, 2023

Icelandair has announced the most extensive winter schedule in the airline's history, with several seasonal routes promoted to year-round due to high customer demand, including the Reykjavik-Vancouver service.

For the winter 2023-2024 season, operational from October 2023, Icelandair will fly to 36 destinations, with capacity increasing by 20-25%. Rome, Barcelona, Raleigh Durham and Baltimore have also been upgraded to year-round service along with Vancouver, which will enjoy four weekly flights.

Frequency to a number of destinations has been increased and for the first-time day flights to New York and Boston have been added to the winter schedule, putting weekly flights up to 11 from Reykjavik to Boston, and 21 from Reykjavik to New York. The expanded network will offer passengers greater choice and flexibility from Icelandair's hub in Reykjavik.

Alongside the expansion of seasonal routes, Icelandair has introduced a number of frequency changes and up-gauges throughout the season, allowing passengers more travel choices throughout the airline's network.

Reykjavik, Iceland — Reykjavik, capital of Iceland. (photo courtesy of CIE Tours)

This includes an introduction of up to daily flights from Keflavik to Chicago, Minneapolis and Munich. The winter season will also see frequency uplifts to some of the most popular destinations in the Icelandair network such as Boston and New York.

"Due to strong customer demand, we are now introducing our most extensive winter schedule to date," said Tomas Ingason, Icelandair Chief Revenue Officer.

"We have been able to extend previously seasonal routes to year-round services and increase frequencies on other routes throughout the network for the winter 23/24 season."

Icelandair says the greater capacity and route expansion also gives passengers more choice when it comes to transatlantic stopovers in Iceland. The program allows travellers to experience the wonders of the destination for a few days on their way between European and North American destinations, at no extra airfare.