Dubrovnik Airport targets premium carriers and long-haul routes

Dubrovnik Airport has outlined plans to focus on attracting premium carriers and additional long-haul routes in the coming period, two years after becoming a base for Ryanair. Speaking at a press conference, the airport’s General Manager, Viktor Šober, noted, “We are continuously working, primarily on securing intercontinental flights, and to some extent European services as well. I believe we have reached a stage where we are no longer driven solely by numbers, because our goal is to attract premium carriers - something Dubrovnik truly deserves. It isn’t easy; there are still a number of secondary challenges airlines face, and making such decisions is never simple. But Dubrovnik remains an appealing and highly desirable destination”.

Dubrovnik Airport recently held talks with American Airlines over potential flights to the coastal city. In recent weeks, Aegean Airlines has announced a new seasonal service between Thessaloniki and Dubrovnik for next summer, while Ryanair plans a new route from Gdansk. Croatia Airlines will introduce services to Stuttgart. Furthermore, KLM will double its frequencies between Amsterdam and Dubrovnik to double daily. On the other hand, airBaltic will no longer serve the city, Eurowings will discontinue flights from Hamburg, while Aer Lingus is ending flights from Cork. “Alongside the introduction of new airlines and destinations in 2026, which we are continuously working on, the focus remains on traffic growth during the shoulder seasons as well as the winter schedule”, Dubrovnik Airport said.

The outgoing 2025 will go down in history as the most successful at Dubrovnik Airport and the first time it has surpassed the three million passenger mark in a single year. During the January - November period, Dubrovnik Airport handled 3.058.402 travellers, representing a year-on-year increase of 4.5%. “We are extremely satisfied with a year in which we handled three million passengers, alongside a number of other achievements, most notably the introduction of daily flights to New York, the return of airlines and growth in passenger numbers and operations across as many as ten months of the year. This record result is a testament to the dedicated work of all our employees, the trust of our passengers and our continued investment in cooperation with the community and in raising the quality of our services”, Mr Šober concluded.