Croatia Airlines is gearing up for the start of the height of the 2022 summer season with the carrier to station two aircraft in Split, shift several routes previously operated out of Zagreb and increase frequencies on a number of services from the country’s second largest city. From its main base in Zagreb, the airline will restore 2019 summer frequencies to several destinations. These include Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London Heathrow, Paris, Rome, Sarajevo, and Zurich, as well as its domestic flights. None of the destinations will be operating above pre-Covid levels from Zagreb. The airline plans to return to the Middle East with the resumption of a one weekly service from the Croatian capital to Tel Aviv starting June 3. Although the route has been added to the Global Distribution System, tickets are currently not on sale. Compared to the pre-pandemic period, Croatia Airlines will be operating eleven fewer destinations from its main hub.
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Weekly frequency |
Notes |
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Amsterdam |
7 |
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Athens |
3 |
via Dubrovnik |
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Barcelona |
3 |
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Brussels |
10 |
11 flights from JUN 21 |
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Brač |
2 |
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Copenhagen |
7 |
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Dublin |
2 |
suspended from JUN 9 |
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Dubrovnik |
23 - 28 |
27 flights from JUN 13 28 flights from JUN 20 |
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Frankfurt |
18 - 19 |
11 flights from JUN 13 |
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London Heathrow |
3 |
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Munich |
9 - 12 |
12 flights from JUN 6 10 flights from JUN 13 9 flights from JUN 27 |
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Paris |
7 |
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Pula |
10 |
3 flights nonstop 7 via Zadar |
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Rome |
9 |
7 flights via Split 2 flights via Dubrovnik |
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Sarajevo |
13 |
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Skopje |
10 |
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Split |
24 - 29 |
29 flights from JUN 6 24 flights from JUN 13 |
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Tel Aviv |
1 |
resumes JUN 3 |
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Vienna |
6 - 9 |
9 flights from JUN 6 6 flights from JUN 13 |
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Zadar |
8 |
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Zurich |
14 |
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Destination |
Weekly frequency |
Notes |
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Amsterdam |
1 |
starts JUN 14 |
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Athens |
1 |
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Berlin |
1 |
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Bucharest |
2 |
starts JUN 10 |
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Copenhagen |
3 |
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Dublin |
3 |
starts JUN 12 |
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Dusseldorf |
2 |
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Frankfurt |
9 |
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London Gatwick |
2 |
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London Heathrow |
1 |
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Lyon |
1 - 2 |
2 flights from JUN 15 |
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Paris |
3 |
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Prague |
1 |
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Milan |
2 |
starts JUN 12 |
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Munich |
10 - 12 |
12 flights from JUN 13 |
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Rome |
7 |
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Vienna |
5 - 7 |
7 flights from JUN 13 |
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Osijek |
1 |
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Stockholm |
2 |
starts JUN 12 |
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Zurich |
5 |
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Zagreb |
22 - 25 |
22 flights from JUN 6 25 flights from JUN 13 |
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Destination |
Weekly frequency |
Notes |
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Athens |
3 |
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Frankfurt |
6 - 7 |
7 flights from JUN 13 |
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Osijek |
1 |
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Munich |
4 |
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Paris |
5 |
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Rome |
2 |
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Zurich |
4 |
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Zagreb |
25 - 27 |
27 flights from JUN 13 |
What is with flights decreasing on some routes from Zagreb in the middle of June?!?
ReplyDeleteAnd Munich was double daily in May to end up 9 weekly in the middle of June.
DeleteThey shift their focus and planes to the cost from the middle of June. That's why.
DeleteAnd of course let Lufthansa/Star Alliance operate the most flights during the busiest time of year.
DeleteThis is how LH treats its feeder airlines. Nothing new.
DeleteHow many flights will Lufthansa have between Munich and Zagreb in June?
DeleteOnly 7 so I don't know what you guys are going on about how they left the market to Lufthansa.
DeleteWhat about FRA-ZAG on LH?
Delete12 weekly. So we can conclude that Croatia Airlines isn't operating fewer flights than LH during the peak summer months.
DeleteThe Zagreb network is woeful. This airline could do so much more. Split is becoming respectable although most routes are rather low frequnecy,
ReplyDeleteI thought they will introduce split - dubai/doha/bahrain routes. But then I remembered it's croatia and that they don't have the money for the fuel it takes to fly to those destinations
ReplyDeleteThey never flew there for them to return there :)
DeleteNot launching Dubai back in the day was a mistake.
DeleteSo what is the long term strategy? And whatever happened to plans to buy new planes?
ReplyDeleteThere is no long-term strategy
DeleteAnd last year we were talking about them replacing their entire fleet with A220s....
DeleteIt is shocking how passive they suddenly became in ZAG.
ReplyDeleteThe last time they were not passive was 22 years ago. In the early 2000s. The only "major" expansion they had since then was in 2017-2019 when they started a bunch of seasonal routes, none of which are no longer operating.
Delete11 routes less from ZAG? Crazy
ReplyDeleteIt's called the Ryanair effect.
DeleteIt has nothing to do with Ryan. From all non-resumed routes Ryan is operating on only 2 of them.
DeleteSo what's the issue?
DeleteOUs decisions.
DeleteThis is such a disappointment compared to the Air Serbia table from the other day. Especially since this airline has much more potential considering it is part of Star Alliance, based in one of the most visited countries in Europe etc.
ReplyDeleteAgree with you fully. Although I do find it interesting that they managed to restore their pre-Covid frequencies to Sarajevo and Skopje unlike Air Serbia.
DeleteI agree with you about Skopje but regarding Sarajevo, Air Serbia's frequencies there will b at pre-covid levels in June. That said they do operate fewer flights than Croatia Airlines.
DeleteCroatia Airlines has a good reputation in Sarajevo, which is why it has more flights and more success there. Most of the Sarajevo passengers are transfers onto Swiss, Lufthansa and Austrian flights from Zagreb. Flying with OU as Star member allows them to connect onto all of these as if flying with the same airline.
DeleteThey were the first airline to start flights to Sarajevo after the war. It's a long relationship and they have kind of nurtured that market for a very long time.
DeleteI'm sure both OU and JU have been impacted by Wizz Air in Sarajevo.
DeleteThey are both restoring pre Covid frequencies so doesn't look like it.
DeletePeople have to understand that for the most part, on gasto heavy routes, Wizz Air creates a whole new category of passengers, primarily people who used to come by car or bus.
DeleteThis does not look like The strategy at all. It is rather short-term tactic, since shift from ZAG to SPU looks like matrix of scheduled charters. Meanwhile during summer, they will additionally sink their market share in ZAG, thus creating environment of unused fleet.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me they are helping Ryan to dominate at their home.
Or... the strategy is completely to re-base its home to SPU from S23, if survive.
My 2 cents...
+1
DeleteThey already announced a few weeks ago (there was an article here) how they will keep growing Split this winter and next summer. So strategy might be to completely shift focus to Split and maintain basic Lufthansa Group feeder routes - Munich, Frankfurt, Zurich, Vienna and Brussels from Zagreb + domestic flights.
DeleteDon't know whether to laugh or cry.
ReplyDeleteHow about launching some new routes from Zagreb?
ReplyDeleteThey still haven't restored almost a dozen routes from Zagreb and you expect them to launch new destinations?
DeleteThe Zagreb-Rome flights via Dubrovnik and Split will forever be a mystery to me. Especially now when Ryanair operates nonstop service.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see them increasing frequencies on a lot of flights from Split. But they will have to deal with Zagreb and make a strategy what to do there.
ReplyDeleteWasn't that BCG's job to make a strategy for them?
DeleteThere were many expectations, but obviously with no real reason for it.
DeleteI would have thought that the best way to counter Ryanair in Zagreb would be to grow your network significantly in the region and the west and offer great connections via Zagreb. Guess I was wrong.
DeleteI agree and it would put them in a good position once Croatia enters Schengen as regional passengers can do passport procedures in Zagreb instead of Germany, France, Austria...
DeleteI expected much more from them considering the competition they are facing.
ReplyDeleteThey completely retreated.
DeleteI agree. They had almost a year to come up with a response and if this is it, then I am truly worried about their future.
DeleteTheir Star Alliance membership would also help in attracting more transfers.
DeleteI'm dumbfounded by their logic to pull out of Zagreb-Dublin route during height of summer. I doubt this route will come back next year.
ReplyDeleteMore money can probably be made out of Split.
DeleteNot the way to run a business.
ReplyDeleteGood luck OU! Hope it is a sucsesfull summer.
ReplyDeleteI'm disappointed
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry people but what did you expect? Look at their finances. If they do anything drastic they will just dig their hole deeper.
ReplyDeleteTrue. At the end of the day, I think this sort of network will bring them money.
DeleteOU needs to grow - routes and fleet
ReplyDeleteIt needs to grow revenue and profits first and foremost.
DeleteUnfortunately this is going to be another lost year for OU.
ReplyDeleteOne of many.
DeleteThe key is how big the loss will be.
DeleteIn Q1 it was bigger than last year.
DeleteKey will be Q2 and Q3.
DeleteNothing will happen
Deleteuninspiring
ReplyDeleteMore routes to Scandinavia please!
ReplyDelete@exyuaviation
ReplyDeleteCan you tell us more about ZAG-SPU-ATH service? Which days is it operating? I currently cannot see on their webpage, only direct flights SPU-ATH which are not originating from ZAG.
You are correct. The flights via Dubrovnik originate from Zagreb, while the Split service is separate. Amended.
DeleteBravo Hrvatska!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha Hahahahahahahaha Hahahahahahahaha
DeleteIt was me before, posted as Anonymous by mistake. So, once again : Hahahaha Hahahahahahahaha Hahahahahahahaha
DeleteAll the focus is on ZAG and SPU but what about DBV? Thought that would have a lot of potential. They have really reduced their operations from there. Many routes suspended during Covid not restored.
ReplyDeleteDBV has long ago decided to stop relying on Croatia Airlines.
DeleteWill Split manage to stay the busiest airport in Croatia this year due to this OU expansion?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how Ryanair will perform in Zagreb this year. Jury is still out.
DeleteThey could have had a lot of growth and increased revenue had they started Ljubljana flights.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a non brainer too. If I remember correctly they were actually considering it 2 years ago?
DeleteActting like LJU is a goldmine
DeleteBecause it kind of is. ZAG is saturated with destinations, LJU is not. That is why every new route out of LJU is very successful. OU could use this as an opportunity to connect it with Iberian peninsula, Rome, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, ...
Delete@ Anonymous - 19:17
DeleteVery good point.
19:17 Is it? Wizz Air after all these years still can't maintain more than 2 destinations, meanwhile they're exploding in SJJ, TIA. That says a lot.
DeleteThey should fly to Rome and Athens from Zagreb nonstop, especially Athens where the route remains unserved in the winter period as Aegean operates seasonal flights sadly. OU needs to wake up and operate ZAG-ATH year-round and without a stop in DBV.
ReplyDeleteHow many weekly flights does Aegean have to Zagreb?
Delete2 weekly with A320.
DeleteNot one single positive comment about OU. Exactly what they deserve, as the World Champion in missed opportunities and wasted potentials. And the person who spits on me every time I give negative comment on OU is completely silent. How so?
ReplyDeleteWell-well-well !!! Once again so predictable and boring ! Dear POZDRAV , if by any chance you have any proof of OU corruption please go to an attorney or to the police and stop making our minds , and yours a mess !!!
DeleteHahaha did I mention crime and corruption today? No! But everyone scratches where the itch is, and once again cristaly clear you show why are you here.
DeleteSo...... Are you gonna do something about that ??!!! Or you are just another chicken with no reason ??!!!
DeleteYou better stop pretending Croatia is country with the rule of law and functioning institutions, especially judiciary, because it is not. But one day, it will have to become the land with the rule of law and functional judiciary, and at that day you will be very sad and disappointed because there will be no more free sandwiches and Party booklet will not mean absolutely safety and protection.
DeletePOZDRAV : Bla...Bla ... Bla ... Bla ... Actions please actions ! We've had enough of words !
DeleteSo a flight to TLV is a return to middle east?
ReplyDeleteYes
Delete@exyuaviation
ReplyDeleteParis flights from DBV are missing in table
Athens via Dubrovnik... No comment, peak of the tourist season.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteCroatia Airlines and Bulgaria Air are one to one. Both combine routes (ZAG-SPU-FCO / SOF-PRG-ZRH). Although FB relies more on ACMI.
ReplyDeletethis summer there are 2 A320 (Condor) 1 320 (GP Aviation), 2 E190 (TAP). I think that if OU rents planes it would make a big profit.
DeleteThere are rumors about the A220 that will be ordered soon! The news comes from the kitchen😉
DeleteI'm talking about FB.
FB is ordering A220s?!?
DeleteIt will be officially announced this year. Most likely through Air Lease Corporation.
DeleteMaybe they should contact Ivan & Tena Ltd for some double lease possibilities?
DeleteGuys with all those comments i don't know if Slovenia or Croatia is better in aviation, because LJU is doing really well without any airline, but ZAG or SPU are almost nothing without its dearly loved almost banckrupt Croatia Airlines
ReplyDeleteLjubljana doing really well?? Have you checked the statistics?
DeleteYes I have, but remember, Slovenia doesn't have any carrier and Croatia does have one but one how's gonna die really quick
DeleteCroatia Airlines is such a sluzzy carrier.
ReplyDeleteLazy more like it.
DeleteLousy, more like it.
DeleteAt least they restored Spain. That's the only route launched in the last few years that has been sustained.
ReplyDeleteI checked their website and they are still selling ZAG-FRA as 19 to 21 weekly.
ReplyDeleteThat is correct. This table is wrong about FRA decrease.
DeleteIma jedan portal čije ime ne bi spominjali, ali svi će ionako znati, koji u posljednje vrijeme nastoji dobiti što više komentara i klikova tako da namjerno stavlja naslove i tekstove kojima je jedina svrha da isprovocira zagrižene iz Hrvatske i Srbije koji onda prosipaju komentare koji su ispod svake razine pristojnosti a kamo li nečeg drugog. On sam čak ubacuje takve komentare koji stvaraju atmosferu balkanske krčme. Posljednji mu je biser tekst s filozofskim pitanjem treba li se zagrebačka zračna luka zvati dr. Franjo Tuđman. Možete mislit komentare. Svaki tjedan objavi po jedan tekst u kojemu preko svake mjere ocrnjuje OU dijeleći svoje tobož stručne komentare. Naravno, sve komentare koji ga uvjerljivo demantiraju bez pardona briše. Ukratko, moje je pitanje je li taj čovjek samo pokušava nešto izreketariti, je li bolestan ili se osvećuje kome za nešto što mi ne znamo.
ReplyDeleteJe li možda nudio svoje "usluge" Croatiji pa ga odbili ili tako nešto? Inače se bavi mažoretkinjama.