Icelandair recently announced a new seasonal route connecting Keflavik International Airport (KEF) with Vágar Airport (FAE) in the Faroe Islands. The new seasonal route, to be launched next year, will improve the connectivity between the two North Atlantic islands.
Icelandair will operate between five and six flights a week from the beginning of May 2024 through to October 2024. These flights will take place in the morning, with convenient connection times on to Icelandair’s network in Europe and North America.
Atlantic Airways and Icelandair have announced the signing of a new Letter of Intent on offering passengers customers convenient connections between Iceland and the Faroe Islands,
Bogi Nils Bogason, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Icelandair, said: “We are very pleased to announce the Faroe Islands as a new destination. The islands are an exciting destination, and we have noticed great interest from our customers across the world in visiting them. The bond between the people of the Faroe Islands and Iceland has always been strong, and we hope that with increased flight frequency, the connection and cooperation will grow even stronger. In that spirit, we will now start work on expanding our successful longtime cooperation with Atlantic Airways.”
Jóhanna á Bergi, Chief Executive, Atlantic Airways, said: “Our mission is to connect the beautiful Faroe Islands, and for decades we have worked with Icelandair in connecting the Faroe Islands and Iceland. American tourists are an important and growing segment in the Faroe Islands, and this Letter of Intent paves the way for even closer connectivity to Iceland and Icelandair’s extensive network of routes to the US and Europe”.