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Jun 18, 2014 (newstodate): Meeting all deadlines, the Faroe Islands has now opened its new passenger terminal at Vagar Airport from June 17, 2014.
The old terminal was built in 1978, when annual passenger figures totaled 46,525, while passenger numbers in 2013 reached 236,181.
This year's traffic is expected to surpass 250,000 passengers, also boosted by the ongoing oil exploration activities in 204 by Statoil.
In December 2011, the project for extending the airport's runway from 1,250 to 1,799m was completed, and with new precision landing and airnav equipment the airport is now able to sustain operations even under adverse weather condition.
Hopes are that Vagar Airport may lure new airline operators to snatch bit of the high-yield traffic between the Faroe Islands and Europe, so far only operated by the country's national carrier Atlantic Airways primarily serving the route between Vagar and Copenhagen Airport.
The old terminal was built in 1978, when annual passenger figures totaled 46,525, while passenger numbers in 2013 reached 236,181.
This year's traffic is expected to surpass 250,000 passengers, also boosted by the ongoing oil exploration activities in 204 by Statoil.
In December 2011, the project for extending the airport's runway from 1,250 to 1,799m was completed, and with new precision landing and airnav equipment the airport is now able to sustain operations even under adverse weather condition.
Hopes are that Vagar Airport may lure new airline operators to snatch bit of the high-yield traffic between the Faroe Islands and Europe, so far only operated by the country's national carrier Atlantic Airways primarily serving the route between Vagar and Copenhagen Airport.