First USA-Faroe service bookable from today
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced the USA’s first-ever nonstop service to the Faroe Islands with flights by Atlantic Airways between New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) and Vágar, the sole airport on the Faroe Islands. The seasonal weekly service will be available from 22 August through 4 October 2023, with tickets expected to go on sale on 15 May 2023.
“We are very excited about this new historic route between the Faroe Islands to USA,” said Jóhanna á Bergi, CEO of Atlantic Airways. “Interest for this new route is very high on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Atlantic Airways plans to operate weekly flights between Vágar (FAE) and New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) on Wednesdays, with return flights to SWF on Tuesdays. The service will be conducted on an A320neo with a cargo capacity of seven ULD. (cj)
www.panynj.gov/airports/en/air-cargo/stewart.html