WestJet announced several additions to its summer 2026 schedule on Tuesday, introducing new international routes from Toronto, Halifax, Edmonton, and Winnipeg.
From Toronto, the airline will begin nonstop service to Medellín on April 28, 2026. WestJet said the route will operate four times per week and will use its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The carrier will also add new service from Toronto to Cardiff beginning May 22, and to Glasgow starting May 15. Both routes are scheduled to operate four times weekly with the same aircraft type.
In addition, WestJet plans to launch flights from Toronto to Ponta Delgada on June 12, with service offered four times per week.
The airline is also expanding its presence in Halifax. New transatlantic service to Lisbon is scheduled to begin May 1, pending government approval, with flights operating four times weekly. Service to Madrid will follow on May 15, also with four flights per week.
Copenhagen will join the airline’s network on May 28, with the same frequency. WestJet is further expanding its U.S. connectivity from Halifax with the introduction of new daily service to Detroit, starting May 18, 2026.
New Transatlantic Service
In Western Canada, WestJet will launch weekly seasonal service from Edmonton to Reykjavik beginning June 26. The eastbound flight will operate once per week, with the westbound return also scheduled weekly. The airline confirmed that the service will also be flown with its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
WestJet is also reinstating transatlantic service from Winnipeg. Nonstop flights to Reykjavik will begin June 27, westbound, with eastbound service starting June 28, 2026. The carrier said the route will operate once weekly using its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Winnipeg last saw scheduled transatlantic flights in 2019, according to schedule data from Cirium.
