Faroe Islands' Atlantic Airways has revealed its flight schedule for 2022. The flag carrier plans to fly direct routes to 10 destinations across Europe, including three domestic services and three to Spain for next summer. Let's find out more about the airline's plans from Vagar.

Back on the map

According to Aviation24, Faroe Islands' Atlantic Airways has announced its plans for the following year. The carrier flies out of Vagar, the capital of the self-governing Danish territory, serving the island located between Iceland and Denmark. After a tough pandemic year, the airline is making a comeback next year.

Atlantic Airways plans to fly to 10 destinations across much of western Europe. This includes three domestic destinations of Copenhagen, Aalborg, and Billund on a frequent basis. Neighboring Iceland will see twice-weekly (thrice from Easter onwards) from Vagar to Keflavik. However, long-haul flights are still off the map.

Further out, Atlantic will serve Edinburgh from 7th April to 22nd December on a twice-weekly basis to provide flights to the UK. Neighboring France will also see direct flights to Paris from May to October. The first route in this schedule will be flights from Vagar to Gran Canaria, which run from 2nd November 2021 to next February.

Summer calling

In anticipation of a busy summer next year, Atlantic Airways is planning flights to sunny Mallorca and Barcelona from 7th June to 27th September, the peak period. Both flights will run once weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, respectively.

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The carrier is also launching a brand-new route from Vagar to Oslo, flying every Wednesday through 2022, with an extra Sunday service from Easter to 16th October. With year-round traffic between the countries, Atlantic is hoping to see strong demand on the route and looking to challenge the new entrant.

Overall, Atlantic is hoping that travel restrictions will be eased next year and travel will return to some normality. While this is impossible to predict during the pandemic, things are looking up for the industry in general, with 2021 showing a strong recovery.

Risks

However, it's not all smooth riding for Atlantic Airways, and schedules don't mean flights will actually operate. In July, Atlantic was forced to pull its new Edinburgh route just three weeks after launch due to rising COVID cases in the UK. With cases still high in parts of Europe, there is a risk of next summer being impacted by COVID once again.

For now, Denmark, and by extension the Faroe Islands, are welcoming EU and vaccinated travelers without any restrictions. If the situation remains the same over the next year, the airline could be looking at a major recovery. However, with the pandemic constantly throwing curveballs at the industry, nothing is certain, and schedules might be over-optimistic.

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