The Faroe Islands can take over aviation in stages
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om luftfart (De færøske myndigheders etapevise overtagelse af sagsområdet luftfart m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act allows the Faroese authorities to take over responsibility for aviation in parts, at different times.
- The safety charge covers the Danish Transport Agency's supervision in the areas that have not yet been taken over.
- Who: The act applies to the Faroese authorities and to the Danish Transport Agency. It also applies to passengers who travel from publicly open airports in the Faroe Islands, as the charge for them ends when the whole area has been taken over.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
De færøske myndigheder ønsker at overtage sagsområdet luftfart i etaper. Formålet med lovforslaget er at skabe hjemmel til, at overtagelse kan ske delvist på forskellige tidspunkter, da det i dag alene er muligt at overtage sagsområder samlet. For at sikre klarhed om finansieringen af Trafikstyrelsens tilsyn med den civile luftfart foreslås det, at omkostninger forbundet med tilsynet på ikke-overtagne områder dækkes af safety-afgiften, indtil hele sagsområdet er overgået til de færøske myndigheder.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 22 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 16 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet