PHOTOS: Croatia Airlines launches new flights

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Airbus terminates Qatar order

Airbus has raised the stakes in a dispute with major customer Qatar Airways over grounded and undelivered A350 jets by announcing it had revoked a separate contract for 50 smaller A321neo jets the airline plans to use for new routes. The move widens a dispute that moved closer towards a rare courtroom clash, with a procedural hearing over Qatar's claim for more than $600 million in compensation over A350 flaws pencilled in for the week of April 26 in London. Airbus revealed it was walking away from the contract for A321neos in skeletal arguments presented during a scheduling session over the A350 dispute at a division of Britain's High Court. "We confirm we did terminate the contract for 50 A321s with Qatar Airways in accordance with our rights", an Airbus spokesman said following a filing setting out provisional arguments. Qatar Airways is expected to fight the A321neo contract's termination, having said it plans to take delivery of the jets even though it is refusing to take more A350s until a dispute over surface erosion on the larger planes has been resolved. The airline said in a court filing that it was "working through the practical consequences" of the A321 decision, adding that Airbus was not entitled to declare a "cross-default" on the basis of Qatar's refusal to take more A350s in the main dispute. Qatar Airways had no immediate comment on the A321neo contract, which has its roots in an order 10 years ago worth $4.6 billion at list prices, originally for a smaller version. Qatar Airways has said the A321s will help it launch flights to new markets where there is currently not enough demand for larger aircraft, but which are out of reach of smaller A320s. Qatar's first A321neo is due to be delivered in February 2023, according to the airline filing. Industry experts say the hot-selling model can easily be resold, in contrast with a drop in demand for big jets like the A350, worsened by the pandemic.

PHOTOS: Croatia Airlines launches new flights

NEWS FLASH

Croatia Airlines launched four new seasonal routes out of Zagreb over the past few days. As previously reported, the airline has recorded solid bookings on its new services to Stockholm, Oslo, Bucharest and Helsinki. Commenting on the new route launches last week, Croatia Airlines' CEO, Krešimir Kučko, said, "Our four new routes this year have been introduced based on internal analysis and market research, which showed significant potential in the Scandinavian and Romanian markets". He added, "This is the second consecutive year in which Croatia Airlines will expand its network with four international routes. Last year, the company introduced direct flights from Zagreb to Lisbon, Milan, Prague and St. Petersburg, which will also be performed this summer. Thus, within a period of 365 days, our passengers have been offered as many as eight new international routes. This way, the company provides strong support to the development of Croatian tourism and the overall business sector".

Zagreb - Stockholm

Zagreb - Oslo

Zagreb - Bucharest

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Anonymous14:30
Admin, thanks for the pics! Good luck with new destinations!
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Anonymous14:33
Ne bi ja bas skroz do Svedcke u Dashu
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Anonymous15:23
Bravo Hrvatska!
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Anonymous15:51
Very good development and fingers crossed :)
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Anonymous17:18
I guees Lisbon, Oslo and Stockholm will run year round. And maybe even Milan.
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Unknown21:17
Are the CRJ1000s wet or dry lease?
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Anonymous11:22
Congratulations OU. Keep up the expansions
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