The Croatian airline Croatia Airlines plans to expand its route network and increase its flight frequencies in 2025.
Starting in the summer, eight new international routes will be introduced and the offer of 28 existing summer routes will be maintained. This growth is closely linked to the timely delivery of the new Airbus A220 aircraft, the use of which should enable Croatia Airlines to offer more efficient connections. The airline expects to take delivery of several Airbus A220-300 aircraft by the peak summer travel season and plans to increase its capacity by 57 percent overall with the new aircraft.
The planned new connections include routes from Zagreb to Tirana, Berlin and Stockholm, as well as from Split to Istanbul. Connections from Split to Oslo and Skopje are also to be resumed in order to make Croatia's tourist destinations more accessible internationally. In addition, an extension of the operating hours of the summer flights is planned, which will allow flights to start at the end of March and continue until the end of October.
The Croatian Tourist Board welcomes these measures as they could significantly improve accessibility to Croatia in the pre- and post-season and thus enable sustainable growth in tourism. Croatia Airlines is planning over 17.200 flights with a total of more than 2 million available seats in the coming high season and expects to gain additional market share in Europe through the new routes and aircraft.