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I had a similar feeling in the Faroe Islands. Even in mid summer the weather was rather inclement.

But the landscape was breathtaking, and the locals friendly in a low key way.

I’d love to go back.

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More wind means less mosquitos. One step forward and one step back.

Also don't fly with sas to the faroes. They turn back and try again the next day like in the article. Fly atlantic airways, they have equipment to fly through the fog or they will refuel in iceland and try again same day.

What do you mean with "they have equipment".

Probably https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_landing_system.

Yes.

SAS planes are equipped with ILS though.

They still have to know how to use it an be confortable using it. The pilots also need a license for instrumental flight.

https://atpflightschool.com/become-a-pilot/flight-training/i...

Pretty much every commercial pilot is ILS rated... but it depends on the airline if they are okay with landing in fog or with extra expense flying all the way back and providing a hotel;)

I'd expect a Scandinavian airline to be prepared for bad weather; rain, fog, and snow are completely common occurrences in all major Nordic airports, can't see why nor how SAS would be able to operate without pilots being well-trained on flying in bad conditions.

How many "major nordic airports" are one tiny strip of runway next to a bunch of steep terrain?

You lost me, I don't know what you are trying to infer, can you be clearer?

Can't help ya. A big flat major airport in fog is different to a tiny runway with steep terrain in proximity in fog that's just it. If lose ILS at the wrong time, some turbulence and you meet a mountain.

Cojones ;-)

>Also don't fly with sas to the faroes. They turn back and try again the next day like in the article.

To me this is a good reason to fly SAS.

If you want to enjoy a day in an airport hotel and be late for what you are travelling for then sure. Sas plane is full of tourists who don't know. Locals all use atlantic airways cause they know they actually land.

Again I say, I'd choose SAS. There is a reason they choose to do what they do.

I'd really love to hear what you think it is.

I don’t know if you didn’t read or didn’t believe what the other poster said about Atlantic Airways, that they have the equipment to manage the fog and the ability to refuel in Iceland and therefore can try again the same day if necessary. The implication being that SAS have neither - that’s presumably the ”reason they choose to do what they do”.

It’s not unreasonable to think that Atlantic Airways, being a Faroese airline, are better equipped than others to get people to the Faroe Islands.

The reason might be as trivial as "we don't want to spend extra money on the necessary equipment and training". Not something fundamental.

After all the other airline has a good safety record, which indicates that raw risk isn't the reason.

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