Ryanair, Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa lead Croatia's summer growth

Ryanair, Croatia Airlines and Lufthansa will add the most capacity on the Croatian market this summer season when compared to 2024, contrasting with easyJet, Volotea and airBaltic, which will shed the most available seats. Ryanair will dominate with its 4.065.726 seats, almost double the size of the country’s flag carrier. Fuelling its growth are new routes from Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Pula and Rijeka, as well as increased frequencies on existing services. The budget carrier will have 297.694 additional seats on last year, including an extra 214.836 at its Zagreb base, an additional 49.336 seats in Dubrovnik, and an added 2.894 seats at its Zadar base, which is its largest in Croatia over the summer.

Croatia Airlines will boast 2.238.389 seats on the Croatian market this summer season, an increase of 321.804. It will add the most capacity in Croatia this year. It comes as a result of the launch of five new routes from Zagreb, frequency growth across its network, and the introduction of additional Airbus A220 aircraft in its fleet. Lufthansa ranks as one of the top three fastest growing airlines in Croatia, with a boost of 85.728 seats bringing its total to 519.490. The airline's growth is attributed to increased frequencies on its services to Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula this summer.

On the other hand, easyJet, Croatia’s third largest airline during the summer, will see the most significant reduction in capacity, decreasing its available seats by 46.018 to a total of 1.422.716. This decline mainly results from the airline ceasing all operations to Rijeka and discontinuing one route each to Dubrovnik and Pula. Similarly, Volotea will cut 32.784 seats after reducing frequencies on a number of routes, most of which will now operate just once per week. Additionally, airBaltic will reduce its capacity by 24.742 seats due to the discontinuation of several routes, including flights from Vilnius and Tallinn to Dubrovnik and reduced frequencies on other services, affecting its operations in Croatia.