Category Archives: Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines trims network down to four essential routes

Croatia Airlines has announced it will trim its network down to these essential routes during the coronavirus crisis.

The airline will fly essential routes from Zagreb to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and London (Heathrow). However the carrier will temporarily suspend operations to Amsterdam from April 4 to April 19.

In the timetable below you can find all the scheduled flights for the upcoming days:

Scheduled flights for April 5, 2020

Flight number	Origin	Destination	Time of departure	Time of arrival
OU 412	Zagreb	Frankfurt	13:20	14:50
OU 411	Frankfurt	Zagreb	15:55	17:15

Scheduled flights for April 4, 2020

Flight number	Origin	Destination	Time of departure	Time of arrival
OU 416	Zagreb	Frankfurt	08:50	10:40
OU 413	Frankfurt	Zagreb	11:25	13:40
OU 412	Zagreb	Frankfurt	13:20	14:50
OU 411	Frankfurt	Zagreb	15:55	17:15
OU 490	Zagreb	London	14:25	16:50
OU 491	London	Zagreb	17:40	19:55

Scheduled flights for April 3, 2020

Flight number	Origin	Destination	Time of departure	Time of arrival
OU 450	Zagreb	Amsterdam	08:20	10:30
OU 451	Amsterdam	Zagreb	11:20	13:10
OU 416	Zagreb	Frankfurt	08:50	10:40
OU 413	Frankfurt	Zagreb	12:05	13:45
OU 412	Zagreb	Frankfurt	15:05	16:35
OU 411	Frankfurt	Zagreb	18:00	19:25
OU 490	Zagreb	London	17:50	20:15
OU 491	London	Zagreb	21:00	23:15
OU 4456	Zagreb	Brussels	17:35	19:45
OU 4457	Brussels	Zagreb	20:25	22:25

* All information above is subject to change due to the developing situation with COVID-19.

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Croatia Airlines updates and simplifies its livery

Croatia Airlines has updated and also simplified its livery to an almost all “eurowhite” livery.

The blue underside has been removed to reduce painting costs as seen on Airbus A319s 9A-CTL (top) and 9A-CTG (below).

9A-CTG was the first to be “repainted”.

Above Photo: Croatia Airlines.

Croatia Airlines is also celebrating 30 years of flying.

Top Copyright Photo: Croatia Airlines Airbus A319-112 9A-CTL (msn 1252) FRA (Marcelo F. De Biasi). Image: 946239.

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Croatia Airlines starts service to Dublin, could be facing a strike

Croatia Airlines today (August 3) started flights between Zagreb and Dublin. The new route will operate through October 25.

The new route will operate two days a week with Airbus A319s.

However the airline could be facing a strike on August 8 by the ORCA trade union.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Croatia): Croatia Airlines Airbus A319-112 9A-CTH (msn 833) LHR (SPA). Image: 930753.

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Croatia Airlines to resume seasonal service to Ireland

Croatia Airlines on May 3, 2018 will resume seasonal service from Zagreb to Dublin, Ireland. The twice-weekly route will be operated with Airbus A319s according to Airline Route.

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Croatia Airlines gets back to normal operations after its unions end their strikes

Croatia Airlines (Zagreb) is getting back to normal operations after its pilots and later the flights attendants on May 21 ended their strikes. This settlement ended eight days of strikes against the airline which is attempting to reorganize and lower costs.

Copyright Photo: Dave Glendinning/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-112 9A-CTI (msn 1029) in the Star Alliance livery taxies to the gate at London (Heathrow).

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Croatia Airlines is hit again by a strike of its three unions

Croatia Airlines (Zagreb) today (May 15) was hit again by a strike of its employees protesting wage and job cuts as part of the state airlines’ restructuring. The airline cancelled 22 flights today per Global Post. The company issued this statement:

Current Travel Information: Strike actions announced for Wednesday, May 15, 2013

All information about flight status for Wednesday, May 15, 2013 you may find under the link below:

www.croatiaairlines.com/Industrial-action-of-Croatia-Airlines-employees

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and patience.

The three unions representing the pilots and flight attendants started their strike against the company yesterday after negotiations failed to reach a new contract.

Read the full report from the Global Post: CLICK HERE

Copyright Photo: Bernhard Ross/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-212 9A-CTM (msn 671) in the Star Alliance motif rests between flights at Frankfurt.

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Croatia Airlines is facing a possible strike by its pilots

Croatia Airlines (Zagreb) is facing a possible strike by its pilots. According to this report by the Croatian Times, the pilots are threatening to strike after they refused to sign the latest contract offer from the company which requires a 20 percent pay cut. The current contract expired on April 1.

The company currently operates four Airbus A319s, three A320s and six of the pictured Bombardier DHC-8-402s (Q400s).

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

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US Airways announces a new code share agreement with Croatia Airlines

US Airways (Phoenix) and Croatia Airlines (Zagreb) today (June 27) announced a new bilateral codeshare agreement after receiving approval from the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). US Airways’ customers will enjoy expanded service to destinations in Croatia and the convenience of a single-ticket purchase for a seamless travel experience. Customers traveling on Croatia Airlines will also receive expanded access to the United States.

US Airways customers will be able to connect to Zagreb on Croatia Airlines flights from Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Munich and Zurich. Equally, Croatia Airlines’ customers traveling from Zagreb will have access to US Airways’ East Coast hubs of Charlotte and Philadelphia when traveling from these European destinations. Croatia Airlines will also add its code on US Airways flights from Philadelphia to Cleveland, Detroit and St. Louis. In the future, US Airways and Croatia Airlines intend to expand their relationship to include flights to and from Dubrovnik and Split.

Top Copyright Photo: Jay Selman.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Keith Burton.

Croatia Airlines to commence twice-weekly Zadar-Frankfurt service on April 27

Croatia Airlines Airbus A320-214 9A-CTK (msn 1237) LHR (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Croatia Airlines (Zagreb) will start twice-weekly seasonal service on the Zadar-Frankfurt route on April 27. The route will be operated with Airbus A320s according to Airline Route.