Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja
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| Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Vestmannaeyjar airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Bakki | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Vestmannaeyjar airport, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||||||
| Key people | Valgeir Arnórsson CEO / Managing Director | ||||||
| Website | http://www.eyjaflug.is/index_isl.php | ||||||
Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja was founded in 1983 to provide aviation services for the people of Vestmannaeyjar and also tourists visiting Vestmannaeyjar. Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja is a regional airline based on the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, Iceland. It operates both scheduled and charter services along with sightseeing and cargo flights. It also takes care of all ambulance flights from Vestmannaeyjar.
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, these flights have proved highly successful and 30.000 passengers are carried on this flight each year.
With the new ferry terminal close to Bakki due to open in summer 2010 and with dwindling business the airline has seized operations as of May 2010.[citation needed]
Destinations
(as of May 2009)
- Bakki Airport (BIBA) in Bakki
- Selfoss Airport (BISF) in Selfoss
- Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY / BIVM) in Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar
Fleet
Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja fleet (as of April 2008):