Vacation Packages to Europe from Winnipeg
Winnipeg's James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Canada's seventh busiest airport and a hub and focus city for Calgary based airline, WestJet. The bulk of the airport's Europe bound flights connect through either Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa or Halifax but some seasonal non-stop flights to the United Kingdom are available in the summer months.
Air Canada operates their Maple Leaf Lounge in the International Departures area of the airport's Main Terminal, where the Plaza Premium 'pay-in' Lounge is also found.
Flying time from Winnipeg to London is 11 hours, 11.5hrs to Paris, 12hrs to Rome and 15.5hrs to Athens.
Holding Canada's largest Ukrainian population, Winnipeg's top European destinations might just be Kiev, Lviv, Odessa and Moscow, among other Eastern European gateways like Prague, Budapest, Bucharest and Warsaw.
With some of Canada's coldest winter temperatures the norm in Manitoba, some Winnipeggers use Europe's Mediterranean destinations like Faro and Malaga as their snowbird dwellings. Winnipeg has also been undergoing a recent renaissance of sorts when it comes to art and design, with new galleries and architecture popping up regularly. As a result, there is growing interest in more art-centric European destinations such as Berlin, London, Paris and Copenhagen.
Cheap Vacations to Europe from Winnipeg