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FaroeJet

Logo: FaroeJet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Airline of the Faroe Islands

FaroeJet was an airline based in Vágar Airport on the island of Vágar of Faroe Islands. It was the second airline of the islands, the other one being Atlantic Airways. The airline ceased all operations on December 16, 2006, because of financial problems.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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FaroeJet Avro RJ100 Lebeda
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FaroeJet was an airline based in Vágar Airport on the island of Vágar of Faroe Islands. It was the second airline of the islands, the other one being Atlantic Airways. The airline ceased all operations on December 16, 2006, because of financial problems.2

The story

It was founded by private companies and investors in December 2005. The first flight was carried out on May 15, 2006, with a Avro RJ100 leased from BAE Systems, flying the route between Copenhagen and Vagar. However, in December 2006, due to the unfavorable results the airline declared bankruptcy and ceased business on January 1, 2007.

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Products and brands

Services

The 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

As of August 2006, the FaroeJet fleet consisted of:

1 Avro RJ100

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Timeline

  1. Dec 16, 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2005Founded Founded1

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