Ryanair is preparing to operate a record number of flights from its base in Zagreb this coming 2024/25 winter season, which begins on October 27 and runs until March 29, 2025. The low cost carrier has upgraded its recently launched services to Pisa and Alicante from seasonal to year-round operations, with flights to continue to run twice per week throughout the winter. In addition, the airline plans to reinstate operations to Memmingen, which were discontinued this summer, with three weekly services resuming on October 28. Ryanair will upgrade its seasonal Thessaloniki flights to year-round, with the airline to maintain two weekly rotations to Greece’s second largest city over the winter period.
The budget carrier also intends on growing frequencies on a number of routes compared to last winter, with an additional two weekly flights added to London Stansted, for a total of nine weekly rotations, Malta, increasing to five weekly, Basel, for a total of four weekly, as well as Hahn and Weeze, which will run three times per week. Tickets for the new flights are now on sale through the airline’s website. On the other hand, services to Sandefjord and Naples, which were maintained twice per week last winter are yet to be scheduled, while flights to Bergamo have been reduced from four to three per week at this point. Further changes at this early stage remains possible.
Ryanair has currently scheduled an additional eight weekly flights from Zagreb compared to last winter season, with an additional 3.000 seats. Overall, it currently has 64 weekly flights scheduled out of Zagreb for this coming winter season, with 11.705 departing seats each week. “Ryanair, Croatia’s largest airline, has delivered low fares, connectivity, and tourism to Croatia for over fifteen years and has single-handedly driven Croatia’s post-Covid traffic recovery. We are boosting connectivity and the economy and driving tourism.”, the budget carrier said.
Nice! Very happy to see Pisa and Alicante extended.
ReplyDelete+1 was not expecting it for Alicante
DeleteFranjo Tudman airport gaining year round flights to the south of Spain!
DeleteBut I thought Croats weren't travelling abroad for holidays. It is probably Slovenians who are using ZAG...
Hahhahah
DeleteWrong because there are zero Slovenes in ZAG. There are only Croats who love to travel. Also all of LJU traffic are Croats.
DeleteIt is a well known ExYu blog "fact" that ZAG growth is because of Slovenes and SKP because of Albanians! 😜
DeleteHahaha how yes no 😂
DeleteFrom where did you bring SKP in this nonsense?
DeleteIt's true, it's a traditional Ex-Yu comments put-down.
Delete@09:41 Your are incorrect. Zagreb has had year-round flights to southern Spain for three years.
DeleteNo it hasnt had.
DeleteYes it has. Zagreb-Malaga.
DeleteYes it has but not for three years.
Delete2021 to 2024 is not three years?
DeleteQuite boring comments each time. Who cares wheter Slovenes or Croats travel from Zagreb and Ljubljana....blablabla.
DeleteOK, ZAG is turning into a LCC dominated pit. It's gonna end as it always does with Ryan air... It's not gonna be fun.
DeleteZAG has one of the lowest shares of seat capacity offered by LCCs of all European capitals, so inform yourself before posting next time.
DeleteFirst people were whining about ZAG not having enough LCCs and now that it has, it's an LCC dominated pit, lol!
DeleteThe air traffic is booming, as is the number of tourists all over Croatia, ZAG this year had in April the kind of numbers it used to have in July...but there's always at least that one doomer.
How don't you get tired of "predicting" the doom of Zagreb Airport and being wrong for the last 10 years at least?
Although Alicante is a very important touristic spot, it works well in winter and after Madrid and Barcelona, it has the third largest area in Spain around the airport, in terms of population and GDP. Alicante-Elche is not Faro, Girona or Ibiza, popular spots, but quite seasonal and without big cities.
DeleteAny chance of some new route?
ReplyDeleteYes,next summer 🌞
DeleteWondering which destinations we could see.
DeleteThe fact that they are bringing back Memmingen shows that they probably didn't have the aircraft for it this summer
ReplyDeleteI guess Memmingen loads are much better in winter schedule. I would not be surprised if it remains as winter seasonal route.
Delete737MAX aircraft deliveries have slowed down because the FAA is inspecting Boeing's production methods and quality control.
Delete"Boeing delivery delays force Ryanair to trim summer schedules"
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/03/04/boeing-delivery-delays-force-ryanair-to-trim-summer-schedules/
"Ryanair CEO ‘Very Disappointed’ With Boeing 737 Max Delays, Cuts Summer Schedules"
https://skift.com/2024/03/01/ryanair-ceo-very-disappointed-with-boeing-737-max-delays/
Instead of he being dissapointed, he better take care of the quality of his new jets that the internet is talking about globally.
DeleteWell, he is doing it. Ryanair has its own engineers in Boeing factories doing quality control.
DeleteIf it's Boeing I'm not going!
DeleteZAG's year keeps getting better :)
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteAha...
DeleteYup. At first I was skeptical about ZAG surpassing 4 million passengers this year and thought it would most likely reach ~ 4 million at best. After April, I think those predictions of 4.2 - 4.25 million have much more merit.
DeleteSurprised about Alicante. I mean I expected it to be a seasonal route. Could they extend Girona? (as a Barcelona substitute?)
ReplyDeleteThat would be great. Or maybe we can hope that OU launches BCN when the A220s arrive.
DeleteCroatia is already flying to Barcelona for a while.
Delete^ seasonally, not in winter.
DeleteI just think how many lost opportunities for Croatia Airlines with these routes...
ReplyDeleteExactly, especially with leisure destinations which they didn't think to develop at any point int heir 35 years history.
DeleteBravo Hrvatska!
ReplyDeleteOU does not like this.
ReplyDeleteOnly real question is how long cro government can whitstand money support for them. They will pay leases for A220 but OU make constant debt.
DeleteForever.
Delete^ Unfortunately yes. For as long as it takes.
DeleteIn principle the switch to an all A220 fleet is a good and even necessary move, if they follow it up by finally developing connectivity. We'll see about that tho.
I hope beyond hope something happens in that regard...and ironically, it shouldn't be that hard.
Any chance we may see Podgorica back in winter?
ReplyDeleteThey brought back POD, SOF and Bratislava
Delete^ why are you spreading misinformation? None of those are operated in winter and are not on sale in winter. Btw the IATA code for Podgorica is TGD not POD.
DeleteRyanair might boast to be the largest Airline in Croatia, but they definitely are the worst Airline in the world.
ReplyDeleteNo one is forcing you to fly with them. Millions of people disagree with you.
DeleteRyanair is the largest European carrier by far.
DeleteZagreb-Stansted is going up to 9 weekly, not 8. There are two daily flights on both Fridays and Sundays.
ReplyDeleteTrue
DeleteI was hoping to see Berlin on the list
ReplyDeleteCroatia Airlines starts Berlin soon
DeleteRyan adding 3k seats per week will increase ZAG passenger numbers in Q1 2025 by just over 4%, depending on actual LF. That number does not include impact by other carriers.
ReplyDeleteThis thread is filled with such banal childish playground nationalism that it begs the question - what does it reflect? stupidity? Idiocy? Or simply a bunch of little people from new little countries having an aviation passing competition. Now we know how wars happen. Now grow up or I'll put you all in detention.
ReplyDeleteThe only banal comment is yours
DeleteWhat nationalism?? Where do you see any competition or even a single mention of other countries in this thread?
DeleteZagreb has great connections. Nice.
ReplyDeleteJust flew Lauda STN-ZAG return and it was very impressive, nice Croatian crew, on time and much better value + better flight times than OU. Flight was full both ways, let’s just hope it stays a lauda base and they don’t switch to horrible Ryanair 737 Max…
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