Croatia Airlines trims network to three routes
Croatia Airlines has further reduced its route network as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak. The airline, which on Tuesday indicated it would maintain essential services from Zagreb to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and London Heathrow, will temporarily suspend operations to the Dutch capital as of April 4 until April 19. On April 4 itself, Croatia Airlines will operate a number of repatriation flights for its nationals as well as those from Slovenia. These include the following routes: Zagreb - Rome, Zagreb - Lisbon - Madrid - Zagreb and Zagreb - Stockholm. The Croatian government has called on its nationals to return home as soon as possible and has hinted at the possibility of closing Zagreb Airport for commercial traffic. In addition, a recent ban limiting Croatian nationals from leaving their place of residence is expected to have a further impact on the country’s air transport sector.
Commenting on the current state of operations at Zagreb Airport, Coordinator Dragutin Škrlec, said, “Currently, on average we have six to seven flights per day. It has all come down to these few flights. Before, we used to have between thirty to forty, depending on the day. Croatia Airlines flies to Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London and Brussels, while Qatar Airways maintains its service to Doha. As for April, we can’t speculate. As they say, it is in god’s hands now. We will see what happens with this entire situation”. He added, “We honestly hope that all of this will be over as soon as possible and for us to be able to resume normal operations to some extent in April”.
The airport in Zagreb is currently the only one with commercial flights in Croatia and the wider region. “Zagreb Airport is open for several reasons. First and foremost, to repatriate Croatian nationals, as well as others trying to get home. Cargo and humanitarian flights cannot be halted. It is possible there will be a complete ban on commercial flights or there will be more moderate restrictions. It remains to be seen”, Mr Škrlec noted.
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