Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja (1983–2010) was a
regional airline based on the
Vestmannaeyjar
Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.
The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyja ...
archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...
,
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
. It was founded to provide aviation services for the people of Vestmannaeyjar and also tourists visiting Vestmannaeyjar. It operated both scheduled and charter services along with sightseeing and cargo flights. It also took care of all ambulance flights from Vestmannaeyjar. The airline is no longer operational.
History
The airline was founded in 1983 to attract more tourists to Vestmannaeyjar and provide services to the inhabitants. In 2001 Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja started scheduled flights between Vestmannaeyjar and
Bakki, and 30.000 passengers are carried on this flight each year.
With the impending opening of a new harbor and ferry terminal close to Bakki airport and with dwindling business the airline has ceased operations as of May 2010.
Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja missti sjúkraflugið
(icelandic)
Destinations
As of May 2009, Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja served the following destinations:
* Bakki - Bakki Airport
* Selfoss - Selfoss Airport
* Heimaey - Vestmannaeyjar Airport
Fleet
Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja fleet (as of April 2008):
*2 Partenavia P.68
*1 Piper Chieftain
*1 Britten Norman Islander
References
External links
Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flugfelag Vestmannaeyja
Defunct airlines of Iceland
Airlines established in 1983
Airlines disestablished in 2010