Aeroflot suspends Zagreb and Tivat flights for 2020
Russian carrier Aeroflot has suspended its flights to Zagreb and Tivat for the rest of 2020 with the carrier planning to return to the two cities at the start of next year’s summer season in late March. The airline discontinued flights to the pair following its grounding this April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Although Aerfolot resumed a limited international schedule, numerous routes have again been cancelled or postponed. Seasonal flights to Split have also been temporarily discontinued until next summer. The airline now plans to resume commercial operations from Moscow to Belgrade and Ljubljana at the start of the 2020/2021 winter season on October 25. Scheduling changes remain possible.
Aeroflot has announced a major strategic overhaul, which may leave some of its routes in the region in limbo. Under the plan, the Russian carrier plans to focus on long haul premium routes instead. It’s low cost subsidiary Pobeda will take over its entire fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft, while its other subsidiary, Rossiya Airlines, will take over Aeroflot’s fleet of Sukhoi Superjets and its order of Irkut MC21s. Eventually, Aeroflot will operate only Airbus A320s, A321s, A330s, A350s, and Boeing 777 aircraft. As of next summer, Aeroflot plans to maintain operations to the Croatian capital with the Airbus A320 jet, however, services to Tivat are still scheduled to run with the B737-800, indicating the route may be transferred to Pobeda, which itself maintains operations to the Montenegrin city.
In April, Aeroflot suspended international sales until August 1 amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the company announced that the ban would be in effect until "there is certainty about the resumption of international air traffic". Due to the pandemic, Russia closed all commercial passenger flights in March, and a partial resumption of commercial operations began on August 1. Currently, Aeroflot maintains operations to Turkey, Tanzania and the United Kingdom.
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