Pragusa.One is preparing to launch operations next month with ticket sales for its flights from Dubrovnik to Newark and Los Angeles to commence on Monday. Services to Newark, which will begin on June 21, will be operated by the Airbus A330-200 aircraft and will offer passengers a business and economy class product with one-way tickets starting at 3.890 US dollars and 790 dollars, respectively. The Los Angeles flights, which are to be inaugurated on June 22 with the Airbus A340 jet, will also feature a first class cabin, with fares starting at 9.990 dollars. Interest for the flights can already be expressed via the airline’s website.
Commenting on its launch plans, Pragusa.One’s Managing Director, Krešimir Budinski, told “Total Croatia News”, “So far, over 2.000 individuals have registered to travel with Pragusa.One. Dozens of US travel agents received our full travel package offers and we expect to sell our capacity in the next thirty days. Pragusa.One’s total incoming capacity is 30.400 seats”. Mr Budinski noted there would be enough space for three airlines to operate flights to New York this summer, with United to commence operations from Newark and Delta from JFK Airport in July. “There is a lot of demand for all three companies. All three will have a total capacity of 50.000 seats from the US to Dubrovnik until the end of October 2021”, Mr Budinski noted.
Next year, the carrier plans to significantly expand its operations, with services from the United States, Africa and Asia to Europe. “Our long-term plan is to have nonstop flights from Los Angeles, New York, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Beijing, Chengdu, and Tokyo in 2022. We will operate from two bases - Prague and Dubrovnik - with a fleet of A330 and A350 aircraft. Alongside that, we will put a special focus on the development of the Chinese market and a special A350 sub fleet to operate just to China”, Mr Budinski concluded, adding that its planned operations for next month are 99% certain to go ahead.
Is this their new livery?
ReplyDeleteI hope so! Looks much better
DeleteBig improvement
DeleteHiFly livery, the interior shown above match the livery they’re currently adding to all the planes in their fleet.
Delete99% sure they will launch? Seriously??
ReplyDeleteHilarious
DeleteGood luck
ReplyDeleteAre those what the cabin will look like or did they randomly choose pics?
ReplyDeleteHiFly interiors: ex Emirates (A330-200) and I don’t know about the 340 but that’s surely HiFly.
DeleteExpensive
ReplyDeleteWhat a joke
ReplyDeleteWhat airline(s) are they leasing the A330 and A340 from?
ReplyDeleteMy guess is on Hi-Fly. They have the A330-200 and the A340-300 in the fleet.
DeleteI'm not so sure they have selected anyone
DeleteYep, they’re leasing the planes from HiFly.
DeleteYep, they’re leasing the planes from HiFly.
DeleteDefinitely HiFly.
DeleteScam
ReplyDeleteWho uses A340?
ReplyDeleteI assume the lease rate is low nowadays.
DeleteHi Fly is operating these flights for them and they have it in their fleet.
Delete"Mr Budinski concluded, adding that its planned operations for next month are 99% certain to go ahead."
ReplyDeleteThis has to be a joke.
Same, can't believe it.
DeleteI would be careful booking with them.
DeleteI would never book with anyone who says there is even a 1% chance the fights won't bairn.
DeleteThis will be a great year for Dubrovnik.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
ReplyDeleteIf these start it will be a really big deal for Dubrovnik. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLet's just hope it all doesn't turn into a scam.
DeleteI think they actually might find a suitable niche with these package tours.
ReplyDeleteWill this be the first time Dubrovnik has had first class on offer to passengers? :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to think of it but I hope it works.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense to start US-Dubrovnik. The market is open.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this becoming a reality.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteLet's see if it takes off.
ReplyDeleteI'll believe it when I see it! Don't get me wrong, I would be happy for Dubrovnik Airport. But all this sounds too good to be true...
ReplyDeleteDitto
DeleteIs this the first time there will be DBV-LAX fights?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteHave they started hiring crew?
ReplyDeleteWhat for? These planes are wet leased. That means they come with the crew
DeleteCrew will be provided by the airline they get the plane from.
Delete"2.000 individuals have registered to travel"
ReplyDeleteA great way to give an impression it's ticket sales, when it's probably people registering on the website or some similar bullshit statistic like that.
And that business class product... gosh.
This is getting more and more fishy.
Business class looks better than first in my opinion haha
Deleteeconomy prices are cheap for the summer from NY to Croatia but first class and business look pricey
ReplyDeleteWhat they seem to not (or maybe choose to ignore) is that they are offering the European style charter service from the US. This I am sure is illegal as they will be regarded by the US authorities as an RPT (regular public transport) operation not charter and will than need to be RPT approved which is a completely different league to charter.
ReplyDeleteWe could see something very similar happen to that other airline that got stopped from taking-off out of Chicago on their inaugural flight.
True. Have they even applied for a permit?
DeleteWhat a stupid name for an airline.
ReplyDeletePragusa.One’s Managing Director, Krešimir Budinski, told “Total Croatia News”,“So far, over 2.000 individuals have registered to travel with Pragusa."
ReplyDeleteThis at the level of Monty Payton comedy. It is either you give a cash in exchange for promise of flight or not. "Registering to travel" does not exist as a category in any business transaction.
Bizarre.
ReplyDeleteThat's one way of putting it. It's a scam as everyone will find out on 21st of June.
DeleteHave those electric bikes been delivered yet?
ReplyDeleteOr auctioning last remaining seats on planes.
DeleteWhat are you people on about?
DeleteI believe it is the CEO's past projects
DeleteThis would be fantastic. But somehow I doubt it will materialize in the end.
ReplyDeleteVaccinations will be a major element in getting us travelling again. Huge pent-up demand. Hope this works.
ReplyDeleteNot gonna work
ReplyDeleteAt first they said ticket sales would be from 21st of May. Now they have moved it to 24th May. Probably on the 24th they will move it again.
ReplyDeleteYup, you guessed it well, 24th May has passed and they are still not selling tickets, this is nothing but a big juicy scam.
DeleteAnyone bought a ticket?
ReplyDeleteAny update on these clowns? May 24th is long gone and they are still not selling tickets.
ReplyDeleteJune 8th
ReplyDeleteThey still aren't selling.
What a joke.