Icelandair set to launch flights to Detroit

Starting May 18, 2023, Icelandair will have new seasonal service between Reykjavik (KEF) and Detroit (DTW), operations will be available until October 30, 2023. Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) becomes the airline’s 15th destination in North America.

This new service to the U.S. auto hub will provide travelers with convenient connections to more than twenty-five destinations in Iceland, Greenland, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Continental Europe via the Icelandic airline’s main hub in Reykjavik (KEF).

«These new flights will not only help meet the demands of a growing Detroit but will also provide more options for Midwest business and leisure travelers connecting from the Midwest region. We look forward to welcoming Detroit on board,» said Bogi Nils Bogason, president and CEO of Icelandair Group.

Flight Itinerary

• Reykjavik – Detroit Flight FI 873 KEF 16:55 – DTW 19:20 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
• Detroit – Reykjavik Flight FI 872 DTW 20:30 – KEF 06:30+1 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The route will be operated on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with a capacity of 160 seats in two classes (16 Business Class/144 Economy) and the flight will have a duration of six hours and 25 minutes. The last non-stop operation between Detroit and Iceland was on March 28, 2019 by the defunct WOW Air.

For the 2023 boreal summer season, Reykjavik (KEF) becomes the seventh European destination at Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) complementing services to Amsterdam (AMS), Paris (CDG), London (LHR), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC) and Rome (FCO).

In addition to the new service to Detroit (DTW), Icelandair will serve the following services in North America for the upcoming northern summer: Boston (BOS), Baltimore (BWI), Denver (DEN), Newark (EWR), Washington – Dulles (IAD), New York (JFK), Minneapolis (MSP), Chicago O’ Hare (ORD), Portland (PDX), Raleigh/Durham (RDU), Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL) and Vancouver (YVR).

«At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, we know our customers have a choice when they fly. We believe the nonstop flights to Iceland and the opportunity to connect to exciting cities throughout Europe are two more reasons travelers will choose DTW» said Chad Newton, executive director of the Wayne County Airport Authority.

See also: Icelandair to fly between Reykjavik and Barcelona