Croatia Airlines has said it has no plans to add new routes to its network in 2019, following three years of continuous expansion. The carrier noted, "For any further growth and the opening of new routes, Croatia Airlines will require additional aircraft. The expansion of our fleet and network is foreseen through the company's recapitalisation under the Croatian government's National Reform Programme". Croatia Airlines added a total of twelve new routes over the past three years, most of which are maintained on a seasonal summer basis. The network growth has been enabled through the lease of two additional aircraft over the summer months.
Speaking to EX-YU Aviation News, Croatia Airlines said, "Through a decision passed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia on January 4, 2018, Croatia Airlines was put back on the list of companies of strategic and special interest to the Republic of Croatia, and on April 26, 2018 the government passed the National Reform Programme. The goal of this is to ensure the company’s further development, and to strengthen the competitive advantages and position of Croatia Airlines on the air traffic market via a quality strategic partnership. This would include an expansion of the company’s flight network, an increase in Croatia Airlines' market share, and recapitalisation for the purpose of facilitating the future development of Croatia Airlines".
The company noted that its main goal in 2019 is to ensure stability in the increasingly volatile air transport sector. "Croatia Airlines will continue to focus on managing all business risks, and on ensuring the best possible conditions for regular business operations. Jet fuel prices are expected to continue being the most significant risk, and the company will, in that regard, try to reduce its negative effects on the company’s overall business operations". It added, "The further improvement of the quality of service and network business model are also the company’s goals, as well as further investment in the fleet in order to maintain the highest level of flight safety".
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Taking in consideration this article as well as 9 new JU routes it is obvious i is not going to happen
LOL :)
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2018/05/croatia-and-ukraine-seek-flights.html
4 A320 NEO will join the fleet in 2021/22, but they will retire 4 A319 around 2023/4 and 2 A320 in 2024/5. So we will be down to 6 Dash9 Q400 and 4 A320 NEO.
Ha ha ha!
London Gatwick
Mancester
Berlin (Eurowings cancel route)
Sofia
Tirana
Tuzla
Podgorica
Priština
Cairo
Purger
And, I don't believe that they would be crushed by anyone - the market is big enough
If something like this was proposed before creating Air Serbia, arrival of U2 and W6 to BEG...then maybe.
But now, certainly not.
Just have a look what JP all did flying all around Europe. And nothing.
OU has nothing to offer in BEG, now even Air Serbia flies to MAD and HEL
SOF & TIA have indeed much potential at the moment even if they are already served by both JU and JP. Last year JU used to send mainly bigger machines to SOF but I guess they are lacking the metal. The route was initially 9 weekly from March to October and not only peak season.
TIA has figures reaching the ones in ZAG. So much potential for OU.
First, they would have to find the crew for BEG flights, they would have to find the plane(s) for it, they would not enjoy discounts JU has in BEG as the biggest operator and despite all of it they would have to be cheaper than JU.
JU competition to most of EU cities:
CDG - Air France
FRA- Lufthansa
VIE - Austrian
ARN - Norwegian
AMS - Transavia
OTP - Tarom
ATH - Aegean
FCO - Al Italia
ZRH - Swiss
SVO - Aeroflot
TXL - easyJet
DUS - W6 in DTM
CPH - W6 in MMX
MLA - W6
LCA - W6
LHR - W6 in LTN
TGD - YM
TIV- YM
SPU - OU (seasonally)
TGD, TIV, ZRH and SVO aren't EU but these are some of JU's the most profitable routes and they do have competition there as well.
JU has much more to offer to the passengers in SOF, TIA, TGD etc than OU. Air Serbia already positioned itself on these markets and offers the connections OU doesn't (not taking in consideration code-shares)
- SVO
- LJU
- KBP
- JFK
- BEY
- NCE
- MAD
- CAI
- KRR
- TLV
- LCA
- HAM
- SKG
From the other side OU can offer destinations JU does not fly to:
- LIS
- LYS
- DUB
- OSL
- MUC
Anyhow only one competitor was added although on some destinations there are more
- Stockholm (JU, DY, W6)
- Moscow (JU, SU, WZ)
- Paris (JU, AF, W6)
Brale, znas li ti razliku izmedju "Croats" i "Croatian citizens"? Optuzujes covjeka za nesto sto nije rekao i jos to zoves "stupid comment". Mislim, stvarno unbelievable......
If OU can't be profitable and able to grow on their own, shut down the airline and let LH and others take over main routes just like what happened to Malev in Hungary. Taxpayer money would be better spent on schools and hospitals.
But yeah, daily flights are a must to compete propertly.
Maybe OU can "inherit" this route just like JU did with the John Kennedy route and now the Cairo route for instance.
Also, a non stop flight to Rome should happen finally.
Belgrade-Zagreb-Chicago 2 weekly
Belgrade-Zagreb-NewYork JFK 3 weekly
Belgrade-Zagreb-Montreal-Toronto 3 weekly
Belgrade - Zagreb-Cleveland-Detroit 1 weekly
Operated by Air Canada B767/L1015
Athens-Zagreb-Toronto or Zagreb-Zurich - Toronto
Operated by Pan American World Airways A310
Zagreb - New York JFK 3 up to 5 weekly in season
Novcem koji bi se mogao dobiti od investitora koji bi postavio novo strucno rukovodstvo koje bi otpustilo visak od 300 uhljeba koji sjede po uredima na izmisljenim radnim mjestima i ne rade nista, za pocetak, pa onda radikalni zaokret u planiranju, koncepciji i strategiji poslovanja, itd, ali su nazalost male sanse da se to i dogodi
A na kraju krajeva, izgleda da OU samo i leti za drzavljane Hrvatske posto se skoro u potpunosti povukla sa obale odakle 95% putnika cine strani drzavljani.
without accountability there is no solution and no progress. if it's gonna be a state owned company, it has to serve the interest of Croatia and Croatian citizens. that means 3 things:
1. connect croatian airports to major european hubs
2. connect cities/countries with significant croatian diaspora to the motherland
3. connect tourist destinations to main sources of foreign tourists