Is This The Summer To Visit The Faroe Islands?

I received the following official information from Atlantic Airways today: The Faroese authorities have announced, that from 15th of June 2020 residents from Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Norway and Germany can travel to the Faroe Islands without 14-days-quarantine if they adhere to the below guidelines: Residents of Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Germany need to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test that has been taken within the last five days before traveling to the Faroe Islands. Atlantic Airways guidelines: All passengers must wear a face mask at the airports and onboard the flights at all time There will be no service onboard the flights Show a negative Covid19 test upon check-in or at gate From the 15th of June Atlantic Airways will have twice daily flights to/From CPH and will also have flights 2-4 weekly flights to/from BLL, AAL and KEF. Due to the local authorities recommand no travel to/from other countries than the above mentioned until 31st of August 2020, Atlantic Airways will not fly to/from CDG, BCN, PMI, LGW, EDI in this period. Faroe Islands Authority guidelines: Residents of Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Germany should present proof of a negative COVID-19 test that has been taken within the last five days. A Covid19 testing is not required for children younger than 12 years old. It is of utmost importance that all travellers to the Faroe Islands take appropriate precautions while travelling. Upon arrival, particular care must be taken and the public health guidelines closely followed. Visitors from countries other than Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Germany are still strongly advised to self-quarantine for 14 days. You can see the guidelines from the Faroese Authorities for travel to the Faroe Islands here also regarding which tests are approved: www.corona.fo/?_l=en Which tests are reliable? When departing for the Faroe Islands passengers must be able to document that they have been tested negative for Covid-19 from a local governmentally approved test center. The test must not be older than 5 days (120 hours) Tests from local health authorities in Denmark, Greenland and Iceland are approved. Approval relating tests from German and Norweigan health authorities, as well as a test from private providers, is still pending. Information will be updated once available. What about nationalities not residing in one of the five aforementioned countries? Passengers not residing in Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland or Germany are not allowed entry to the Faroe Islands.

I think travel can happen if people are responsible, and it's such an important part of our lives, this is why we are considering it (with precautions) despite the pandemic. I work in healthcare and have been seeing and diagnosing COVID patients since mid March. I have worn my N95 for 12 hours a day while at work, nonstop, since mid March. I have not seen anyone other than my husband, and have not shopped at stores, just had delivery. When at work I'm always 6 feet apart from colleagues. When with patients I'm only within 6 feet of them (for their exam) for 2 minutes, and patients are required to have a mask on a all time, and I wear my N95. In all the patients I've diagnosed, all but two could be traced back to another known positive (usually family member). If someone has been isolating and taking precautions and not seeing anyone else, they are extremely low risk of spreading the virus, and then travel is not irresponsible, especially if they keep to themselves when traveling. We are hoping to travel to Iceland on 7/1, like Ben. I was going to have us tested in my clinic in Boston prior to departure, but it looks like they won't accept this any longer, but the fee in ISK will actually be cheaper than paying out of pocket as an asymptomatic person in my clinic (we charge $160 to cover the cost of supplies). We've booked all our lodging for Iceland but not the flight since it is unsure if they will let Americans in. If they don't, we might go to Portugal instead. While there are great places in the U.S. to see, I wouldn't feel as comfortable traveling domestically (except Alaska, but they're requiring testing now too), as Americans haven't been consistently following precautions versus Europeans, and a lot of states (Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida) have uncontrolled spread at the present time.

Go, enjoy yourself, you have done your time, don’t worry about tests as it is no more than a snapshot of the exact time it was done and you could contract the virus before you even get the results. Be free!

SAS will be resuming service to the Faroe Islands as of June 15. https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2020/where-sas-will-fly-in-june/

One of great benefits of travelling to northern Europe is that they are very averse towards face masks. SAS, being a major airline catering to customers from all around Europe was pressured to require them on board, but Icelandair and Atlantic Airways remain one of few European airlines that allow you to fly mask-free. For me, masks pose the main reason why I won't travel to Iceland this summer (Icelandair unfortunatelly doesn't fly anywhere near me), otherwise I would totally go there for the summer solstice. I had a great trip last year, but it seems I'll have to stick to my driving distance this year (which is not a bad thing, I found some great places near my hometown).