Croatia Airlines will be adding new routes to its summer timetable, which begins this Sunday, marking the third consecutive year it has introduced new destinations to its network. The airline will launch seasonal two weekly flights from Zagreb to Dublin, and year-round operations to Mostar in May. Furthermore, it will boost frequencies on a number of routes. An additional weekly flight will be operated from the Croatian capital to Rome for a total of nine per week (via Dubrovnik or Split), while an extra frequency to St Petersburg and Tel Aviv will result in the two being maintained three times per week. Skopje will see the biggest increase out of Zagreb, with a further four return flights to be performed each week for a total of twelve. The Croatian carrier will also introduce a new seasonal service from Split to Copenhagen and from Dubrovnik to Munich.
On the other hand, Croatia Airlines will suspend four of its seasonal routes this summer. The airline will no longer operate two weekly flights from Zagreb to Pristina and from Dubrovnik to Nice. Furthermore, the carrier will cut its one weekly operation between Pula and Zurich and from Rijeka to London Heathrow. The Croatian airline will also discontinue five out of eight of its weekly flights from Zagreb to London Heathrow after selling its slots at the world's most congested airport. All other destinations will be served by the same number of frequencies as last summer season. Similar to last year, the carrier will add two wet-leased Iberia Regional Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft to its fleet from May.
Please note that the changes listed below are preliminary and based on current availability in the Global Distribution System (GDS). Furthermore, the tables below display the peak weekly frequency on each route during the course of the summer season. Increases in frequencies, particularly on domestic flights between Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Pula, may not come into effect until later on in the summer and can vary depending on the time of the year. You can now review the 2018 summer season changes for each national carrier from the former Yugoslavia by clicking on the links below. In addition, you can review Wizz Air's summer operations from the former Yugoslavia here. The 2018 summer season runs until October 27.
Departing Zagreb
| Destination | Frequency S2017 | Frequency S2018 | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Athens | 6 | 6 | - | via Dubrovnik resumes APR12 |
| Barcelona | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Brussels | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| Brač | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Bucharest | 3 | 3 | - | resumes MAY02 |
| Copenhagen | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Dublin | 0 | 2 | ▲ 2 | starts MAY03 |
| Dubrovnik | 34 | 34 | - | - |
| Frankfurt | 21 | 21 | - | - |
| Helsinki | 3 | 3 | - | resumes MAY01 |
| Lisbon | 4 | 4 | - | resumes APR30 |
| London Heathrow | 8 | 3 | ▼ 5 | - |
| Milan | 3 | 3 | - | resumes MAY01 |
| Mostar | 0 | 2 | ▲ 2 | starts MAY03 |
| Munich | 14 | 14 | - | - |
| Oslo | 3 | 3 | - | resumes MAY01 |
| Paris | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Prague | 4 | 4 | - | resumes MAY01 |
| Pristina | 2 | 0 | ▼ 2 | - |
| Pula | 13 | 13 | - | via Zadar |
| Rome | 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 6 flights via Split 3 flights via Dubrovnik |
| Sarajevo | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| Skopje | 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | - |
| Split | 33 | 33 | - | - |
| St. Petersburg | 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | resumes MAY01 |
| Stockholm | 3 | 3 | - | resumes MAY02 |
| Tel Aviv | 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | resumes MAY15 |
| Vienna | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| Zadar | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| Zurich | 14 | 14 | - | - |
Departing Split
| Destination | Frequency S2017 | Frequency S2018 | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 1 | 1 | - | resumes JUN02 ends SEP29 |
| Berlin | 1 | 1 | - | resumes APR28 |
| Belgrade | 3 | 3 | - | resumes MAY12 ends SEP22 |
| Copenhagen | 0 | 1 | ▲ 1 | starts MAY05 |
| Dubrovnik | 1 | 1 | - | resumes MAY5 ends OCT06 |
| Dusseldorf | 2 | 2 | - | resumes APR28 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| London Gatwick | 2 | 2 | - | resumes APR16 |
| London Heathrow | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Lyon | 1 | 1 | - | resumes APR28 ends OCT06 |
| Paris | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Munich | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Rome | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Vienna | 4 | 4 | - | resumes APR30 ends OCT20 |
| Osijek | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Zurich | 5 | 5 | - | resumes MAY02 |
| Zagreb | 33 | 33 | - | - |
Departing Dubrovnik
| Destination | Frequency S2017 | Frequency S2018 | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1 | 1 | - | via Pula MAY01-OCT02 |
| Athens | 6 | 6 | - | resumes APR12 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Osijek | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Dusseldorf | 1 | 1 | - | resumes MAY06 ends OCT21 |
| Munich | 0 | 5 | ▲ 5 | starts APR30 |
| Nice | 2 | 0 | ▼ 2 | - |
| Paris | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Pula | 1 | 1 | - | resumes MAY29 ends SEP25 |
| Rome | 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | - |
| Split | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Venice | 2 | 2 | - | resumes MAY03 ends OCT14 |
| Zurich | 5 | 5 | - | resumes APR29 |
| Zagreb | 34 | 34 | - | - |
From Pula, Croatia Airlines will operate to Amsterdam (1x per week), Dubrovnik (1x per week), Frankfurt (2x per week), Zadar (13x per week), Zagreb (13x per week). All frequencies remain unchanged compared to last year, with exception to the one weekly service to Zurich which is suspended. From Osijek, the airline will fly to both Split and Dubrovnik (1x per week).
From Zadar, the airline will operate to Pula (13x per week), Zagreb (13x per week) and Frankfurt (2x per week), maintaining last year's frequencies. Rijeka will see the Croatian national airline operate flights to Munich (3x per week) as was the case during the summer of 2017, however, it will suspend its one weekly flight to London Heathrow.

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Well it is probably the only destination in the past 3 years where Swiss/Edelweiss has actually won against the competition in ex-Yu.
- nonstop to Rome (2 via SPU, 2 via DBV, 5 nonstop)
- nonstop to Athens
- Sofia
- Tirana
- Tuzla
- Priština
- Podgorica
- Manchester
- Gothenburg
- Hanover
- Moscow Domededovo
- Istanbul in code-share with TK as 3rd rotation
- Cairo
- Lošinj via Pula with wet lease STOL plane (to separate from Brač via Zadar)
To Beirut 2 p/w starting APR30
Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Munich and Split.
So Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Munich, Split and Zurich.
For many years they were an airline still under the impression that there is an iron curtain. Glad to see this has changed.
Because Croatia boarders Belgium and the Netherlands. Give me a break. Both of those exotic destinations have been in the EU well before Croatia. Every western European airline has made the most of Eastern Europe, even mummy dearest Lufthansa.
2. Why Croatia Airlines is not flying to Ukraine?
Oh, while we're comparing, how many flights less Air Serbia has this summer season?
And before you drag me completely into this senseless ******* contest - I'm out.
Dubrovnik, Split, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna and Zurich
- Frankfurt is 5 times per day
- Vienna is almost 5 times per day
- Munich is 4 times per day
- Zurich is 2,5 times per day
- Dubrovnik is almost 5 times per day
- Split is 4,5 times per day
12-13 per week:
Pula, Zadar, Sarajevo, Skopje
2. No market! Enough direct routes to coast.
this would be a perfec plane for croatia airlines..
JU has a good coverage too but focuses only on BEG.
Both business models are different guys, so calm it down. Each airline knows what it is doing.
1) One of the few carriers covering most Nordic countries excluding KEF. Maybe they can try?
2) Nice domestic coverage - 5 airports
3) Connecting interesting destinations such as LIS and DUB.
INI is now heading close to TZL.
"The flights to Zagreb are initially planned as seasonal. Depending on performance we may consider a year-round operation", the airline said.
http://www.exyuaviation.com/2018/02/aegean-to-grow-ex-yu-operations.html
Posao svakog prijevoznika je da privuče što više putnika. Želja svakog ozbiljnog prijevoznika je da poveća broj svojih putnika konektiranim putnicima. Na taj način svojim matičnim putnicima (P2P) možeš ponuditi više frekvnecija i bitno više linija. Zato su i stvoreni hubovi i konekcije, a ne radi želje za socijalnom politikom i paneuropskom idejom. Majko mila.
Naravno, te se ne treba raditi uz dumping, jer privlačenje tih putnika nije samo sebi svrhom. No, uz normalne poslovne postulate to je samo benefit za prijevoznika (osim gore navedenog tu je još i potrošnja u Hrvatskoj tijekom tranzita, porezi, gorivo, plaće djelatnika i smanjenje nezaposlenosti...).
E baš svatko ovdje može komentirati.
I did not say it should be priority, for sure Manchester, more flights to Mostar, Tuzla, Cairo should be priority, but Priština and other destinations should be goal for company.
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So, 2 flights per day + extra flights on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. That is average 2,5 flights per day.
1. Zagreb
2. Split
3. Dubrovnik
4. Pula
5. Rijeka
6. Zadar
7. Brač
8. Osijek
why aren't you active on Skyscrapercity anymore?
I am still active there, just not as much.
I guess they should just ban everyone non-Croatian from their flights.
Famous Einstein quote comes to mind right now...
It is so completely wrong at so many levels that one has to wonder if it is a serious claim, or a parody.
Hope to see the utilization of Sarajevo in the future.