Published on : Monday, April 27, 2020
The first two domestic routes scheduled to launch are the coastal cities of Split and Dubrovnik. Flights will be operated to the two destinations twice daily, one each in the morning and in the evening. These are also the two most frequent routes served by the airline. However, the capacity on the route is still significantly lower than normal.
All flights will be operated by a Dash 8-400 aircraft, whereas they would typically be operated by Croatia Airlines’s Airbus A319 and A320 jets. Around this time last year, Split Airport handled five Croatia Airlines flights arriving from Zagreb while Dubrovnik Airport had three arrivals from Zagreb. The frequencies have been cut down this year due to the harsh effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Split and Dubrovnik are integral parts of Croatia Airlines’ route network. The airline handles much point-to-point traffic on the routes, but it also sees much transfer traffic as well. Split and Dubrovnik will both receive rescue flight traffic within the country alongside such flights arriving from the whole world through Croatia Airlines’ daily operations to Frankfurt.
The Croatian airline has continued its Zagreb-Frankfurt flights to minimise the need for chartered rescue flights. On the other hand, the resumption of these domestic services will be a vital cargo link for the country. The early-morning and late-evening daily scheduling will also allow for day trips, for business and political purposes, once restrictions in Croatia are lifted on May 11.
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