United Airlines will resume its seasonal service between New York’s Newark Airport and Dubrovnik on May 26 following an excellent performance in 2022, which marked its second year of service between the two cities. During its four-month operation last year, the carrier handled 28.445 passengers on the route, representing an increase of 64.8% on 2021. However, last year the airline no longer faced competition from Delta Air Lines, which maintained services between New York’s JFK and Dubrovnik for a single season. United’s average cabin load factor on the route stood at a very high 93.3%, up 18.2 points on 2021. Further aiding the service’s profitability were healthy cargo loads.
Commenting on United’s service, Dubrovnik Airport said, “Flights from the US performed well above our expectations last year. These incoming tourists stay in Dubrovnik, which serves as a base for them to explore other places - nearby islands and Dalmatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Furthermore, these flights are important as they have enabled cargo transport to the United States. As a result, each aircraft departs with around ten tons of exportable goods to the States”. United will again maintain four weekly flights to Dubrovnik this summer with its Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, which has the capacity to seat 214 passengers, of which thirty are in business and the remaining 184 seats in the economy cabin. The service will run until September 27.
United Airlines noted, “We are delighted to return to Dubrovnik in 2023 and resume nonstop services to the United States. With the return of flights to New York/Newark, our customers in Croatia can take advantage of a direct connection to the US, as well as an unrivalled route network from United’s hub at New York/Newark, offering convenient nonstop connections to over ninety destinations across the Americas”. Brussels Airlines codeshares on the route. On the other hand, Croatia Airlines does not have its codes on any of United’s services but has indicated its willingness to conclude a codeshare partnership on the Dubrovnik - Newark route.
Really good loads.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the availability it shows that Business is sold out on many flights. Amazing!
DeleteHope they consider another route next year.
ReplyDeleteThey can also send bigger plane to DBV since there is no competition... And LF is good.
ReplyDeleteStar Alliance has been making a killing in the region. Others don't seem to care
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't OU codeshare with them?
ReplyDeleteIt's too early
DeleteBecause of lack of interest to be financially viable company
DeleteThey havent got approval from Lufti
DeleteBecause it’s Croatia Airlines
DeleteAny chance of Delta or American coming back to Dubrovnik?
ReplyDeleteAmerican said they might eventually return to Dubrovnik
DeleteI'm curious as to why Delta didn't come back. They seemed to have done rather well too on this route.
DeleteMaybe financially it didn't work for them... or they needed planes for routes that bring more revenue.
DeleteAmerican carriers are discontinuing flights if they are not making (enough) money for them. Seems like the market wasn't large enough for both of them to make money.
DeleteDL from ATL would have been better if they were to come back.
DeleteLack of staff. Hope they will be back in year or two
DeleteUnfortunately AA had to stop DBV due to shortage of widebody aircraft but they said they will consider returning to DBV in the 2020s.
DeleteDL seems to focus more in Greece on the Balkans region they operate from ATH to JFK, ATL and BOS I don’t see them returning to DBV.
DeleteWell done Dubrovnik and United!
ReplyDeleteHopefully JU adds more flights to DBV next summer so that they can take some passengers away from UA and carry them via BEG.
ReplyDeleteDoubt too many American tourists would bother to transfer via other countries if they have a nonstop service with an airline they have actually heard of.
DeleteOf course they would, UA is really not cheap on the route. They are charing a pretty penny because they are alone now. JU does really well in JFK and they are becoming a popular brand among travelers going to our region.
DeleteWhat is the point of Brussels Airlines' code share on this route?
ReplyDeleteIt is rather odd. Who would fly EWR-DBV-BRU?
DeleteYet Croatia Airlines didn't even consider it. Typical.
DeleteI guess to be able to sell for example NYC-BRU-DBV-NYC all under SN flightnumber,. Or IAD-BRU-DBV-EWR-IAD.
DeleteOf course @20.11, you are right, normal companies, even if not that big and famous as Brussels, don't do things like codeshares just like that, and there must be a good reason behind each and every codeshare. On the other hand, @13.28 question is like asked by someone employed or uhljebed in Croatia Airlines development & networking or marketing & sales
Delete...because they're a part of the *A TATL JV?
DeleteWelcome back United!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope next year they will fly the entire season.
ReplyDeleteI would rather they introduce a second Croatian destination next year.
DeleteYear round to DBV?
DeleteThey don't even fly to VCE year round.
No way!
DeleteReally happy to see the flights worked out for United. Although I do hope they change the plane type to the Dreamliners eventually
ReplyDeleteTheir B767s are quite good. The ones going to DBV have 1-1-1 configuration in business.
DeleteWhat is a typical price for round trip usa-dbv? Thanks
ReplyDeleteExpensive
DeleteThey are expensive because they are full.
DeleteI was on those flights last year. Bought the tickets several months in advance and they were $1,900 each return. I was traveling alone with a kid and I was not going to incur an unnecessary transfer at any cost. Probably they have many similarly determined passengers. It's crazy how all the competition gave up (DL from JFK, AA from PHL) -- UA is making a killing
DeleteThat’s seriously tiny plane in terms of pax capacity for an intercontinental flight. Wizzair carries more than that with their 321
ReplyDeleteUnited is HUGE in EWR. I had no clue they had so many destinations and United Express has an impressive domestic US coverage. DBV will benefit a lot from US tourists.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if anyone from Zagreb uses this combination to get to New York and the States?
ReplyDeletePeople from Kvarner and Istra and their families from the US, and I am talking big numbers here, in most cases use VCE. For people from ZAG, I doubt - it takes too long by car, and prices for OU are ridiculously expensive. United is not cheap either. And plenty of shorter and cheaper options available via MUC and FRA. Danke Deutschland!
DeleteLast year on average 2-5 pax per flight were connecting to Zagreb from DBV
Delete2-5 paxs max were connecting to ZAG
DeleteThe bookings are high….mostly tourists
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about DBV that works only for US airlines and what is it about ZAG that works only for Canada carriers?
ReplyDeleteIn the past, ZAG had direct and nonstop flights to New York, Chicago and Cleveland. There are two reasons why there are no such flights today : flag carrier uninterested and incompetent to start such flies, and market deliberately and voluntarily handed over to Lufthansa, leaving little or no space for the others
Deleteflights, not flies, typo, autocorrect
DeleteLast year most flights went out 100% full with no standbys clearing for a seat, I was expecting UA would go daily this year. Hopefully next year they will start a daily service on a 787
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