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Atlantic Airways wants to launch a couple of direct flights from the Faroe Islands to New York City sometime next year. This report has caught the attention of travel consultant and blogger Ben Schlappig, who writes for One Mile At A Time.

Local.fo understands that Atlantic Airways wants to launch a couple of direct flights from the Faroe Islands to New York City sometime next year. In recent years, Atlantic Airways has opened (summer) routes from the Faroes to Mallorca, Barcelona, Lisboa and Malta.

Betri Division side B36 Tórshavn defeated Montenegrin outfit OFK Titograd 2-1 away from home to go through on aggregate and set up a spectacular meeting with Turkish Süper Lig club Besiktas in the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

Kat Donaldson wrote on Twitter: “£750 on flights to go see @HibsOfficial and the pilots circled Faroes’ then decided to take us back to Copenhagen. Faaaab.”

But before Ólavsøka takes place, the city of Tórshavn will host Okkara Tórsfest, a pre-Ólavsøka Music festival. This year’s line-up boasts - amongst others - Danish electronic rock band Carpark North, Danish R&B and pop singer Burhan G and classic English rock band Smokie.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, popularly known as Fazza, is currently visiting the Faroe Islands. The Crown Prince of Dubai arrived at Vágar Airport yesterday and has so far kept himself very busy in the North Atlantic archipelago.

Faroe Islanders may be amongst the most faithful nations in the world - at least when it comes to matters of life and death. But on Saturday night thousands of Faroese people took to the beach of Syðrugøtu to dance away their blues to the beat of British electronica band Faithless.

A lucky Faroe Islander has won no less than DKK 20 million in Danske Spil's Lotto. The winning mega millions lottery ticket was allegedly sold in the Effo gas station in the village of Tvøroyri on Suðuroy.

According to Statistics Faroe Islands, 10.1% of the 2016 Faroese population were deemed to live below the poverty line. The first poverty line figures for the Faroes were published in 2009 when 8.8% of the population were deemed to live below the poverty line.

Due to fog several flights from Vagar Airport were cancelled or delayed yesterday. Amongst the unlucky passengers, who were stuck at Vagar Airport yesterday, were OFK Titograd Podgorica's players and staff.