Although the Faroe Islands are located in the middle of the North Atlantic, it has excellent connections to Denmark, Scandinavia and Europe. Atlantic Airways, the national fl ag carrier of the Faroe Islands, operates up to three times daily throughout the year directly from Copenhagen. It also operates several weekly fl ights from Paris, Billund, Oslo, Reykjavik and Edinburgh – directly to the Faroe Islands, as well as seasonal fl ights in the summer from Aalborg, Barcelona and Mallorca, and in the winter from Gran Canaria.