Although the airport at Vágar had been constructed by the British Army during World War II, air traffic to the islands was practically non-existent between the departure of the British and the start of services to Copenhagen.
Aínda que o aeroporto de Vágar fora construído polo exército británico durante a segunda guerra mundial, o tráfico aéreo cara as illas practicamente foi inexistente entre a marcha dos británicos e o inicio dos servizos con Copenhague.