Croatia Airlines is considering introducing several new destinations to its network next summer season. The carrier's CEO, Krešimir Kučko, said, "Feasibility studies have been completed for the launch of new services, most probably to Scandinavia. In addition to Stockholm, this would likely include Oslo as well. We have also completed studies for Moscow and Dublin, and we would boost frequencies on several existing routes during the summer". Mr Kučko made no mention of previously announced plans to open bases in several cities in south-eastern Europe next year, including Sarajevo, Pristina, Skopje and Tirana, nor the purchase of regional aircraft. This summer, Croatia Airlines introduced new seasonal flights from Zagreb to Prague, Milan, Lisbon and St Petersburg.
The Croatian carrier initially planned to launch services to the Russian capital in 2011, however, the implementation of the restructuring program put an east-bound expansion on hold. The airline has recorded mixed results on its new seasonal St Petersburg service, which recorded an average cabin load factor of 60% this summer, according to Pulkovo Airport. On the other hand, Croatia Airlines will operate two charter flights from Osijek to Dublin over the upcoming Christmas and New Year holiday period to evaluate interest for the route. There is a growing Croatian diaspora in Ireland. It is unclear whether the planned new destinations would operate on a seasonal or year-round basis. While no mention was made of the acquisition of new aircraft, Mr Kučko previously said the airline would have a "clear picture" on its fleet expansion by the end of the year, noting that the carrier has been in talks with plane manufacturers for two years now.
Croatia Airlines is reporting a stronger winter season to that of last year, however, the carrier expects to continue to be effected by high seasonality over the next few years, where it handles the bulk of its passenger during the summer. The carrier is considering alleviating the effects of the slow winter months, during which it accumulates its losses, through ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) leases to other airlines. However, Mr Kučko warns that this type of arrangement is made difficult by large-scale maintenance of its aircraft, which are usually scheduled during the winter period. During the first three quarters of the year, Croatia Airlines handled 1.516.197 passengers on board its aircraft, an increase of 3.4% compared to the same period in 2015. Its consolidated net profit fell by 33% to 609.600 euros.
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Tresla se gora, rodio se mish.
Moskva, glupost na 90. potenciju. Uz Aeroflot, krizu u Rusiji i skoro pa ratno stanje sa NATO-om, o bože
Stockholm i Oslo već godinama govorim da može proći
No, koji se vrag čeka sa Mostarom. Informacija koju sam dobio što je Croatia tražila za pokretanje ove linije me prenerazila.
U svakom slučaju ovo "možda" i "najverojatnije" me plaši. Toliko smo tih planova u posljednjih 3-4 godine čuli od Croatie, a koji su se "izjalovili", da se na to više ni ne osvrčem. Sjetimo se planova:
- uzimanje A319 od Adrie
- pokretanje letova za Moskvu (još prije 4 godine)
- razmišljanje o long-haul
- suradnja sa Montnegrom i letovi Montenegra iz Zagreba prema Podgorici i trećim destinacijama
- nabava dva Embraera ili CRJ za prošlu sezonu
- otvaranje linija prema Istočnoj Europi prvenstveno pema EU zemljama (a to mogu biti samo OTP, SOF, BUD, WAW, te druge Rumunjske, Bugarske, Poljske, Mađarske i Baltičke destinacije) na koncu se sve svelo na St.Petersburg koji nije EU destinacija (nadam se da nitko razuman Prag ne svrstava u Istočnu Europu)
- dugotrajni leasing 4 do 6 regionalnih jetova
- otvaranje baza u PRN, TIA, SJJ, SKP
- ustupanje jednog Q400 Adriji i uzimanje CRJ 900 od Adrije
This is like all other announcements that he has made this year - aircraft orders, new bases etc etc .... nothing concrete of firm, just POSSIBILITY after POSSIBILITY after POSSIBILITY.
He has been under enormous pressure these past few days due to the LHR slot sale, so an announcement like this serves to deflect things somewhat ...
Nothing will come of it, just like all the previous announcements.
This guy is a master in the art of spin
This guy is the master of deception and makes David Copperfield look like an amateur !
https://www.total-croatia-news.com/business/14942-croatia-airlines-to-introduce-new-flights
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2234997/shocking-selfie-video-shows-rookie-pilot-joking-as-hes-left-alone-at-controls-in-cockpit-on-flight-from-heathrow-bound-for-zagreb/
SPU, ZRH, VIE, BRU and MUC.
I guess one was in maintenance hence the A319 to CPH.
Eight
A319
107/144 = 74%
http://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/foto-croatia-airlines-predstavila-novu-ponudu-obroka-inspiriranih-hrvatskom-320881
Ali svakako im je pametno sto ce uvesto OSL i ARN ako je to istina posto ima dosta O&D putnika i jos dosta Transfernih putnika.
INN-NS
Errr, nope. They are in most parts of Europe (excl. ski destinations), colder countries, etc.
Does OU A319 really have 156 seats?
Yesterday a guy fumed that JU 128-pitch is "too tight".
That is why govts have no business in owning an airline
And no one flies with greater than 90% LF at this time of year - except for LCC's - or did you miss that as well ?
2012. 197.000
2015. 101.000
Dakle u tri godina brojka se prepolovila.
U isto vrijeme broj stranaca je porastao za 30tak %.
Mislim da vam ovaj podatak govori dovoljno, zar ne?
- ako to razdjelite na hrvatske aerodrome koji imaju linije za Rusiju (Pula, Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb) od kojih je najveći dio letova i putnika na Jadran,
- ako uzmete u obzir da ta brojka rapidno pada svake godine,
- te ako uzmete u ozbir da je Aeroflot nekada cijele godine letio 7 tjednih letova sa A319, a sada ima letove sa SSJ, a tijekom zime tek 4 tjedna leta
...onda to jasno govori da tu tržište iz Zagreba rapidno opada, te da mjesta za Croatiu baš i nema.
U Zagrebu je pad ruskih turista u 2015. spram 2014. bio čak 13,2% i pao na tek 9.436 turista godišnje. To je zanemariva brojka. Naravno, tu treba dodati i sportaše, političare, poslovnjake... no i činijenicu da Aeroflot prevozi velik broj tih putnika već sada, te da ih dio dolazi charterima (posebno sportski chareri za hokej).
Konačno mi ne govorimo o velikom broju, nego ste tražili da vam dokažem kako broj ruskih turista u Hrvatskoj nije pao zbog krize u Rusiji, de facto rata i loših odnosa sa NATO-om, te vizama koje Rusi moraju imati za EU (pa samim time i Hrvatsku).
- cabin has Recaro seats which are very thin, much thinner than Air Serbia seats + they have pocket for newspaper behind table not in leg space.
- in business class Croatia has 6 seats same configuration as economy with little wider space, for sure not as those extra space business 2+2 seats in Air Serbia business class.
I use Croatia and Air Serbia at least 10 times per year each, and trust me space in economy is absolutely the same. With my 184 cm I don't have comfortable travel not in OU but also not in JU.
- diaspora (especially Stockholm)
- tourism (huge numbers in Zagreb and Croatia)
- business
- EU capitals (politics, army, collaboration, education, projects)
Just because you claim to pay taxes does not give you any right to decide how government business will be run. You get the right to vote and thats it.
AF LH BA all fly TATL for more than half a century and still have poor loads from time to time in Nov and Feb, I have been on some and was surprised by mostly empty cabins.
http://www.tportal.hr/biznis/trendovi/405527/National-Geographic-Hrvatska-najbolja-zemlja-za-obiteljski-odmor.html
http://www.seebiz.eu/ove-godine-vise-ruskih-turista-u-hrvatskoj/ar-138570/
And service as in 2013.
But even if there would be little plus this year, for sure we will not see even near to 200.000 tourists from Russia, like it was in 2012, in near future.
Ono što Air Serbiji "oduzima prostor" su sjedala u business klasi gdje ih je 4 u redu (u Croatiji i kod drugih 6), te koja zauzimaju vrlo mnogo mjesta jer govorimo o udobnim foteljama sa jako velikim razmakom za noge. Tako u Croatiji na jednakoj kvadraturi gdje stane 24 sjedala u ekonomskoj klasi u Croatiji stane 18 u bisiness klasi, dok u Air Serbiji stane tek 8 business sjedala. Ovo je razlika od 10 sjedala!!! Ukalkuliramo li to, da Air Serbia ima jednak raspored sjedala u business klasi kao i Croatia imala bi 138 sjedala. Dodatan red zbog Recaro sjedala (6 komada) iznosi 144, što znači da je razmak između sjedala u ekonomskoj klasi identičan.
No, ogromna prednost je i što je pretinac za novine stavljen iza stolića što daje još dodatnih par centimetara prostora za noge u Croatiji.
Stvarno mi nije jasno zašto treba dokazivati krajnju nekulturu kotištenjem riječi "retard". Ovakav prostački žargon ne uporabljuju ni zadnji pijanci u birtijetinama, lučki radnici ili piljarice na placu. Na zrakoplovnom forumu nema mjesta ovakvim krajnje prostačkim i barbarskim izrazima. Ukoliko vas netko pobije argumentima pokušajte koristiti silu argumenata, a ne argument sile. Kućni odgoj je nešto što primamo u djetinjstvu, a ako niste imali sreće da ga primite, onda se potrudite da se sada sami preodgojite.
Reči da su "Recaro" sjedala "glupava" je u najmanju ruku nepoznavanje struke, obzirom da govorimo o state of the art proizvodu koji je dobio najviše ocjene struke i putnika, da govorimo o skupom i superiornom proizvodu koji se masovno uvodi u zrakoplove. Uvjeren sam da vodeći ljudi stotina avio kompanije ipak znaju nešto više od vas i od mene, pa je samim time uporaba riječi "glupav" za ovaj proizvod zapravao namjenjena vašoj kvalifikaicji.
ASL service is about 10 times better thanin 2012.