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Dec 19, 2018 (newstodate): News of the opening of direct flights to USA by late summer 2019 are good tidings for the Faroe Islands' Vagar Airport.
-We are greatly encouraged by this initiative that will see the opening of a new chapter for Vagar Airport, says Kitty May Ellefsen, chairman of the Board and airport manager.
-We are seeing passengers from the USA already, and there is indeed a trend in this traffic. But today, they are arriving via Iceland, and I am convinced that Atlantic Airways' coming series of flights between Vagar and New York will arouse interest for more flight opportunities.
-The opening of this air link, which I consider as a test of the market potentials, coincides with efforts in the Faroe Islands to develop our tourism infrastructure including a much-needed increase in hotel rooms and other conditions for attracting more international tourism, says Ms Ellefsen.
The plans by Atlantic Airways so far include a series of 4-6 rotations between the Faroe Islands and New York from September 2019 with Airbus A320neo aircraft.
-We are greatly encouraged by this initiative that will see the opening of a new chapter for Vagar Airport, says Kitty May Ellefsen, chairman of the Board and airport manager.
-We are seeing passengers from the USA already, and there is indeed a trend in this traffic. But today, they are arriving via Iceland, and I am convinced that Atlantic Airways' coming series of flights between Vagar and New York will arouse interest for more flight opportunities.
-The opening of this air link, which I consider as a test of the market potentials, coincides with efforts in the Faroe Islands to develop our tourism infrastructure including a much-needed increase in hotel rooms and other conditions for attracting more international tourism, says Ms Ellefsen.
The plans by Atlantic Airways so far include a series of 4-6 rotations between the Faroe Islands and New York from September 2019 with Airbus A320neo aircraft.