Croatia Airlines registers €32.1 million loss


Croatia Airlines registered a net loss of 32.1 million euros during the first nine months of the year, up from its loss of 6.5 million over the same period in 2019. During the first three quarters, revenue declined 59% to 71.7 million euros, while expenditure was down 43.5% due to fewer flight operations. The carrier’s losses widened, and passenger numbers declined during the first nine months of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March. Croatia Airlines was one of the few carriers in the region to maintain services during global lockdowns by maintaining a daily rotation between Zagreb and Frankfurt between April 5 and June 11. 

Despite maintaining some operations over the spring, Croatia Airlines cancelled 12.859 flights during the Q1 – Q3 period, some 54% of its planned schedule. Over the same period, it offered 1.369.690 seats for sale. The greatest number of flight cancellations were in April, May and June. In August a high of sixty daily flights were operated, while in September, when Croatia started seeing a resurgence in virus cases and the introduction of stricter entry requirements for its citizens, an average of 46 flights were conducted. In total, Croatia Airlines operated 10.526 flights during the January - September period. The utilisation of its Dash 8 turboprop fleet has been significantly higher than its Airbus fleet so far this year, due to its lower capacity and associated costs. 

During the first three quarters, Croatia Airlines handled 533.381 passengers, representing a decrease of 68.7%, or 1.168.190 travellers, on the same period in 2019. Of those, 142.958 passengers were carried on domestic flights, down 64%, while 384.712 travellers flew on international services, a decline of 69%. The remaining 5.711 passengers were carried on charter flights, down 91% year-on-year. However, charters accounted for only 1% of overall traffic. The average cabin load factor stood at 50.7%, down 23.1 points. Loads were softer on international flights by 22.9 points for an average of 51.1%, while on domestic services they were down 18.6 points to 50.5%. The Croatian carrier previously estimated its passenger numbers would decline some 60% in 2020, while its annual losses would amount to thirty million euros. At this point, both targets are unlikely to be reached.

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  1. Anonymous09:15

    The loss isn't too bad considering the situation.

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    1. Anonymous10:28

      Considering they had a loss of 26 million in 2009 when there was no deadly pandemic, it really isn't that bad.

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    2. Anonymous12:13

      Don't forget it includes 2.5 months of normal operations before Corona started. Expect around €50 million loss at least by the end of the year.

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    3. Anonymous13:52

      "The Croatian Chamber of Economy now estimates Croatia Airlines will register a 52.5 million euro net loss this year, while it predicts losses during the first half of 2021 will amount to 25 million euros. "

      https://www.exyuaviation.com/2020/10/croatia-airlines-seeks-model-for-state.html

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    4. Anonymous13:55

      That seems realistic.

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    5. Anonymous21:01

      It will be huge loss

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  2. Anonymous09:15

    It doesn't look likely OU will reach million passengers this year.

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  3. Anonymous09:17

    Expected

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  4. Anonymous09:19

    Not looking good, especially since there are big losses in last quarter even at the best of times.

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    1. Anonymous09:30

      Yes, and the third quarter is when most money is supposed to be made. So this is probably the best quarter they had.

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  5. Anonymous09:28

    Nothing better could be expected in these times.

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  6. Anonymous09:29

    Dang that's a lot of money.

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  7. Anonymous09:29

    The government will cover the losses.

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    1. Anonymous09:37

      Hope they get state aid soon

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    2. Anonymous21:01

      They got already 33 million EUR before pandemic

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  8. Anonymous09:35

    Loss will probably be 50+ million by the end of the year.

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  9. Anonymous09:38

    This is terrible.

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    1. Anonymous09:39

      It's depressing.

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  10. Anonymous09:39

    They should do more with their maintenance division.

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    1. Anonymous09:43

      Such as?

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    2. Anonymous09:45

      Try and get more customers.

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    3. Anonymous15:54

      A large amount of aircraft in Europe are either stored (requiring very little maintenance) or flying a lot less, which means (calendar) time between time-limited checks will increase, so there is less business for aircraft maintenance as well.

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  11. Anonymous09:43

    LF really low. Understandable of course.

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    1. Anonymous09:44

      Imagine if they didn't deploy the Q400 more across their network.

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    2. Anonymous10:25

      Shows they made the right decision.

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  12. Anonymous09:52

    :(

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  13. Anonymous10:16

    Could have been worse.

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    1. Anonymous10:24

      Things will get worss unfortunately.

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  14. Anonymous10:21

    Wonder what their best performing route is.

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    1. Anonymous10:24

      FRA no doubt.

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    2. Anonymous11:33

      Not so sure how it will perform now with Germany in lock down

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    3. Anonymous13:18

      ^ Unfortunately this year is dead.

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  15. "offered 1.369.690 seats for sale"
    "handled 533.381 passengers"
    "The average cabin load factor stood at 50.7%"
    Am i wrong or this is not good math?

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    1. Anonymous12:00

      It offered seats but many flights were cancelled so not calculated into final LF.

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  16. Anonymous13:18

    Well one metric that probably improved is their market share in Croatia.

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    1. Anonymous13:48

      Another one that improved was decline in expenses.

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    2. Anonymous13:51

      Both of the things you are mentioning did not come naturally or organically but because of the corona situation.

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  17. Anonymous13:42

    Situation is bad, just look at today's list of departures from ZAG. There are only 16 departures, even LH cancelled its flight this morning (last night). I can't remember if there was ever a time in independent Croatia that there was a day in October without at least one LH flight. :(

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    1. Anonymous14:45

      Really crazy and sad times.

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    2. Anonymous18:05

      Want to see bad? Check LJU, 2 departures today :D.

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    3. Anonymous20:32

      Wow! I didn't know it was that bad. Which two was it?

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    4. Anonymous21:03

      ZAG and LJU could have never been compared

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  18. Anonymous14:45

    Nice at least that they report their results.

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    1. Anonymous14:56

      Unlike Austrian Airlines!

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    2. Anonymous15:52

      OS is wholly owned by LH. Have a look at the Lufthansa financial reports, if you want to see how well OS is doing.

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    3. Anonymous16:24

      For this 2019. they reported 15 mil. € profit before taxation.

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    4. Anonymous16:54

      There is a reason why they are not reporting their result after taxation. ;)

      Probably around €15 million in the red. There is a reason why LH Group isn't getting them new long-haul planes.

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    5. Anonymous19:01

      It would nice to have detailed results like this for every ex-Yu airline.

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  19. Anonymous14:57

    Results won't be any better in the fourth quarter.

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    1. Anonymous18:37

      Everyone is in the same boat.

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    2. Anonymous18:40

      Unless you're a Chinese airline...

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    3. Anonymous18:58

      Why?

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    4. Anonymous19:01

      Their domestic flight market has completely recovered and is now at the same level as 2019, while even their international flight market has decreased less than the European average.

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    5. Anonymous20:59

      So not the same boat

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  20. Anonymous16:49

    let the market will take care of it

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  21. Anonymous18:34

    The on thing I applaud them for is flying during the lockdowns, ie at least keeping one scheduled route going.

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  22. Anonymous18:37

    All of the world's airlines are posting financial losses so the figures mentioned aren't surprising.

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  23. Anonymous18:42

    Good luck OU! I hope they get out of this stronger and the government has a more clearer vision of what it can do.

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  24. Anonymous19:03

    Financial figures are very poor this year but we can't blame them for it.

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    1. Anonymous21:04

      They had loss when Croatian tourism was booming.

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  25. Anonymous07:13

    Rest In Peace Croatia Airlines. t was good to know you but good bye for now

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