Delta to Launch Flights Between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Reykjavik, Iceland

Delta Air Lines announced that it will begin new seasonal service from its hub at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Reykjavik, Iceland on May 26 next year. The service will be operated in conjunction with the carrier’s joint venture partners Air France, KLM, and Alitalia.

Flights will depart Minneapolis-St. Paul at 9:52 p.m. and arrive at Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik at 9:00 a.m. the next day. From Reykjavik, flights are scheduled to depart at 8:30 a.m. and arrive in Minneapolis-St. Paul at 10:00 a.m.

Delta will operate the service using Boeing 757-300 aircraft, equipped with 20 seats in first class, 29 seats in Delta Comfort+, the airline’s premium economy lite section, and 150 seats in economy. First-class seats are 21” wide, and have a pitch of 37”.

Delta is the only U.S. airline to offer service to Iceland.

Minneapolis will be the carrier’s second destination from Reykjavik, joining New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. In addition, Reykjavik will be the airline’s fifth destination in Europe served from Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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