FaroeJet was an airline based in Vágar Airport on the island of Vágar of Faroe Islands. It was the second airline of Faroe Islands, the other one being Atlantic Airways. The airline ceased all operations on December 15, 2006, because of financial problems.
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Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | December 16, 2006 | ||||||
Hubs | Vágar Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 2 | ||||||
Headquarters | Vágar, Faroe Islands | ||||||
Key people | Jóhan E. Simonsen Óli í Búrstovu |
History
editIt was founded by private companies and investors in December 2005. The first flight was carried out on May 15, 2006, with an Avro RJ100 leased from BAE Systems, serving the route between Copenhagen and Vagar. However, in December 2006, the airline declared bankruptcy and ceased business on January 1, 2007.[1]
Services
editThe airline had one 96-seat Avro RJ100 in one-class configuration which served the route Copenhagen, Denmark - Faroe Islands once daily, except for Saturdays.
Fleet
editAs of August 2006, the FaroeJet fleet consisted of:[2]
References
edit- ^ http://www.portal.fo/?lg=35113 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Portal.fo: FaroeJet quits, 16 December 2006 (in Faroese)
- ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
External links
edit- FaroeJet official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)