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Croatia Airlines Ltd. is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Croatia. Its headquarters are in Buzin near Zagreb[1] and operates domestic and international services mainly to European destinations. Its main hub is Zagreb International Airport with focus cities being Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar.[2] Since November 2004, the airline has been a member of Star Alliance.

Croatia Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign OU CTN CROATIA
Founded	20 August 1989; 33 years ago (1989-08-20) (as Zagal - Zagreb Airlines)
Hubs	Zagreb Airport
Focus cities	Dubrovnik Airport Split Airport Zadar Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Miles & More
Alliance	Star Alliance
Subsidiaries	Croatia Express Croatiajet Heptagon Circle Limited Croatia Transoceanair
Fleet size	12
Destinations	38
Headquarters	Zagreb, Croatia
Key people	Jasmin Bajić, president and CEO[1]
Employees	920 (31 Dec 2021)
Website	www.croatiaairlines.com

History

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Early years

The airline was established on June 1991. Was not economically good standing. In 1991, Croatia Airlines signed an agreement with Adria Airways which allowed it to lease a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 to commence domestic jet services between Zagreb and Split. Croatia Airlines acquired three Boeing 737s from Lufthansa and became a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). As the flag carrier of newly independent Croatia, the airline launched its first international service on 5 April 1992, from Zagreb to Frankfurt.[3]

In 1993, two new ATR 42s and two more 737s joined the fleet and representative offices were opened in several European cities and the company bought the travel agency Obzor to organize travel packages for groups and individuals. By 1994, Croatia Airlines had welcomed its millionth passenger. Later that year, Pope John Paul II flew the airline on a trip to Croatia.

In 1995, another ATR 42 was welcomed, as was the two millionth passenger. In 1996, Croatia Airlines became the first airline to fly to Sarajevo after the Bosnian War. In 1997, the airline's first Airbus A320 arrived and was named Rijeka. In 1998, another first plane of a new type arrived when the airline's first Airbus A319 joined the fleet. This airplane was named Zadar. In the same year, Croatia Airlines became a member of the Association of European Airlines (AEA). By 1999, two more Airbus jets had arrived and Croatia Airlines started selling the Boeing part of their fleet. The airline flew its five millionth passenger.^{[citation needed]}

Development since 2000

In 2000, two more Airbus planes arrived and an automated ticketing system was inaugurated. In 2001, the airline received maintenance and technical performing certificates from the German aviation authority Luftfahrt-Bundesamt. On 18 November 2004, Croatia Airlines joined Star Alliance.

By March 2009, the airline retired its fleet of three ATR 42 short-haul aircraft, after operating the type since 1993, and replaced it with a fleet of six Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s, the first of which was delivered in May 2008.

Airbus and Croatia Airlines announced on 22 October 2008 the order of four additional 132-seat A319 aircraft, to be delivered from 2013.[4]

The airline carried its 20,000,000th passenger in July 2009,[5] and has carried well over 1 million passengers annually from 2000.[6]

Croatia Airlines and maintenance partner Lufthansa announced on 23 May 2011 the introduction of new slim-line Recaro economy seats to be retrofitted into certain A320 Family aircraft from summer 2012, increasing seating capacity by two rows.[7][8]

Losses have been made for several years; in November 2012, the government announced that it would provide HRK 800m ($ 136m) for Croatia Airline to become cost-effective from 2013 on. The government is seeking to restructure the airline, which includes plans to cut its workforce by ten percent within two years and it is also looking for a strategic investor.[9]

In February 2020, Croatia Airlines announced two new seasonal flights to Podgorica and Sofia operated by Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.[10]

In October 2022, Croatia Airlines announced plans to reduce their fleet and replace all current aircraft with six new Airbus A220-300 by 2026. The airline decided against the competing Embraer E2 as it was able to use downpayments for a former and since cancelled order for Airbus A319s nearly 15 years ago.[11]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

Croatia Airlines is a joint-stock company. Its share capital amounts to HRK 346.49 millions and is divided into 62.690 millions of ordinary shares.[12]

	Number of shares	Percentage
Republic of Croatia	62,010,821	98.76%
Zagreb Airport Ltd.	477,121	0.76%
Hrvatska poštanska banka for the Republic of Croatia	173,768	0.28%
JANAF	22,000	0.04%
Croatia osiguranje	7,165	0.01%
Others	97,078	0.15%

Business trends

The key trends for Croatia Airlines group over recent years are shown below (as at year ending 31 December):[13][14]

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Turnover (HRK m)	1,537	1,729	1,449	1,479	1,763	1,786	1,654	1,643	1,616	1,620	1,759	1,778	1,783	759.5	848.2
Net profit after tax (HRK m)	1.0	−89.29	−198.5	−156.2	−113.1	−487.8	1.4	7.1	14.6	7.7	26.4	−82.2	−79.8	−358.2	−288.2
Number of employees (at year end)	1,052	1,113	1,131	1,117	1,101	1,086	1,041	908	898	967	962	959	999	980	920
Number of passengers (m)	1.715	1.869	1.752	1.641	1.879	1.952	1.797	1.825	1.850	1.940	2.125	2.169	2.179	0.618	0.788
Passenger load factor (%)	64.9	65.2	61.4	62.0	67.0	69.1	68.8	69.2	69.7	70.7	75.2	73.5	73.6	49.6	49.9
Number of aircraft (at year end)	10	10	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Sources	[15]	[15]	[16]	[17][18]	[17]	[17]	[19]	[17][20]	[21]	[21]	[21]	[22]	[23]	[24]	[25]

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Croatia Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[26]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of October 2022^[update], Croatia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[27][28]

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers[27]	Notes
Airbus A220	—	6	127/148	Converted from order of Airbus A320neo.[29]
Airbus A319-100	5	—	144	9A-CTI in Star Alliance livery
Airbus A320-200	1	1	174
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400	6	—	76
Total	12	7

Former fleet

Croatia Airlines historical fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
ATR 42-300QC	3	1993	2009	[30]
Boeing 737-200	5	1992	1999	[31]
BAe 146-200	2	2000	2002	[32]
Fokker 100	1	2001	2005	[33]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	2	1990	1991	[34]

Future fleet

On October 4, Croatia Airlines announced that the agreement to purchase 6 A220 planes is signed with Airbus. This is a conversion of an existing order for four A320neo.[35]

References

External links

• Official website

Media related to Croatia Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines ist die staatliche Fluggesellschaft Kroatiens mit Sitz in Zagreb und Basis auf dem Flughafen Zagreb. Sie ist Mitglied der Luftfahrtallianz Star Alliance.

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- [en] Croatia Airlines

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[es] Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines (IATA: OU - ICAO: CTN - Callsign: Croatia) es la aerolínea nacional de Croacia. Su centro de operaciones está ubicado en el aeropuerto de Zagreb, en Croacia. La empresa croata, fundada 20 de julio de 1989, es uno de los miembros regionales de la alianza de aerolíneas Star Alliance, siendo auspiciada por Lufthansa.

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[fr] Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines (code AITA : OU ; code OACI : CTN) est une compagnie aérienne croate.

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[it] Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines Ltd. è compagnia aerea di bandiera della Croazia ed ha sede a Zagabria[1]. L'hub principale è l'Aeroporto di Zagabria-Pleso. Croatia Airlines è membro della Star Alliance, una delle più importanti alleanze tra compagnie aeree del mondo.

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[ru] Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines (рус. Хорватские авиалинии) — национальная авиакомпания Хорватии, штаб-квартира находится в Загребе, член альянса Star Alliance. Компания обеспечивает внутренние и международные полёты. Базируется в аэропорту города Загреб. В 2007 году прибыль авиакомпании составила 25 млн хорватских кун, и Хорватские авиалинии перевезли 1 715 027 пассажиров — максимум за всю историю компании.

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