PHOTOS: Croatia Airlines takes delivery of third A220

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Croatia Airlines has taken delivery of its third Airbus A220-300 aircraft (pictured). Registered 9A-CAL, the jet arrived in Zagreb today from Montreal via Copenhagen. It is the first to be provided by lessor Azorra, from which the Croatian carrier is sourcing a total of three units. Named “Vukovar”, the jet is expected to enter revenue service in the coming days. Similar to Croatia Airlines’ two other A220s, it has the capacity to seat 149 passengers, as well as onboard WiFi. The airline plans to take delivery of a further four A220s this year.

Commenting on the new arrival, Croatia Airlines’ CEO, Jasmin Bajić, said, “With each new aircraft, we’re able to expand our destination network and optimise our flight schedule. Five new international routes have been introduced this season, directly supporting Croatia’s tourism industry and broader national economy”. John Evans, CEO of Azorra, added, “We’re proud to support Croatia Airlines’ fleet renewal strategy and are committed to deepening our partnership as they transition to a modern, single-fleet type”. Croatia Airlines plans to have a fifteen-member, all A220 fleet, by 2027.






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  1. Anonymous13:31

    The 4th should be joining the fleet soon too, right?

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    1. Anonymous16:19

      Nice bird! All the others will be coming soon, for those asking how delayed the 4th one is. Don't worry, they are coming.

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  2. Anonymous13:52

    Bravo Hrvatska!

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  3. Anonymous13:59

    Bravo OU! ❤️

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  4. Anonymous14:05

    Good luck! Regards from Belgrade!😀

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  5. Anonymous14:06

    Nice plane!

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  6. Anonymous14:07

    I see fast increase of debt.

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  7. Vlad14:15

    "Croatia Airlines’ CEO, Jasmin Bajić, said, “With each new aircraft, we’re able to expand our destination network and optimise our flight schedule."

    We're able to, but we won't 🙃

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    1. Anonymous19:02

      They are expanding...

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    2. Anonymous21:29

      They are not. All newly introduced destinations are not even fully seasonal but for few months only, peak season. Outside the period, their fleet is either grounded or they feed LH because that's the main reason why they exist and Vlad is absolutely right

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    3. Anonymous22:19

      From when is October considered "peak season". I'm sorry but about this I'm on OU's side. They actually showed initiative to open new routes and they did it.

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    4. Anonymous18:35

      Anyone informed you when new flights start? June/July, ending October. Meaning operating July, August and September. Also, if you haven't been informed, there is trend for the peak to be "delayed" for a month of so, the numbers during last few years prove it. And OU is operating only over this short period because at that time LH flights are fully full, and they don't actually need OU (and many others, frankly speaking). Outside of the period, most of the year, they provide services in order for LH to have full and profitable flights (due to peanuts they get for feeding). No one says you don't have right to be on OU's side, but I'm afraid you don't see the whole picture: New A220 is there with almost exclusive task to provide even higher quality feed to Mutti, on expense of poor Croatian people.

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    5. Anonymous21:08

      No way OU flights are full ever 🤣

      I don't think A220 is here to feed Lufthansa because it's too big for such operations.

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    6. Anonymous14:55

      Maybe you should read more carefully. I wrote LH flights are full, not OU, and OU feeds them to be full. And A220 came preciseley for higher quality and better feeding.

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  8. Anonymous14:23

    Why don't airlines publicly state which aircrafts are blessed? I need to know, SAFETY FIRST 🤣

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    1. Anonymous15:37

      FlyBlessed, new CA ticket type :D

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    2. Anonymous17:27

      I see nothing wrong with that!😀

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    3. Anonymous05:10

      Nothing new plus, ME carries make you sit through a prayer before every flight.

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    4. Anonymous11:48

      These are the secular societies we want to compare ourselves to.

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    5. Anonymous14:56

      Agreed. Iran and Saudi Arabia for example

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  9. Anonymous15:01

    One of their A320s is currently flying from Split to Derry, are they getting rid of it?

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  10. Anonymous16:25

    Where are these new jets scheduled? Especially the blessed ones?

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    1. Anonymous17:45

      Yeah, if the blessings don't help improve their finances, then nothing won't

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    2. Anonymous21:29

      🤣

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  11. Anonymous16:39

    Is this one named Vukovar or Dubrovnik as I read elsewhere?!

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    1. Anonymous16:48

      Vukovar. You can see it in the 4th photo too. The next one should be DBV.

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    2. Anonymous17:45

      No, next one is also -300 while Dubrovnik will be -100.

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  12. Anonymous22:10

    Blessed plane?! That is sick!!!

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    1. Anonymous14:57

      Everything is sick related to OU as it is today

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