Ryanair schedules new Zagreb routes for 2022
Ryanair has announced the launch its first new routes from Zagreb for the upcoming summer season just days after basing its third aircraft in the city and introducing eight new destinations. The budget carrier plans to commence operations from the Croatian capital to Bratislava in Slovakia and Corfu in Greece. Services to Bratislava will begin on March 27 and run twice per week on a year-round basis, while operations to the island of Corfu will start on June 4 and will be maintained seasonally until September 24. The new flights mark the first time Zagreb has boasted a nonstop air service to Slovakia, as well as well as scheduled flights to the Greek islands.
The new additions will bring Ryanair’s total number of destinations out of Zagreb to 26, well ahead of the national carrier Croatia Airlines, although the latter maintains more flights out of the city. The CEO of the Ryanair group, Michael O’Leary, has criticised Croatia Airlines’ slow development out of Zagreb. While he conceded that the national carrier provides good connections out of the capital, he noted these were insufficient to satisfy existing demand. The airline group’s chief noted, “Ryanair has added 24 routes out of Zagreb, while Croatia Airlines has introduced three in the past three years and been the beneficiary of twelve million euros in state aid. We, on the other hand, receive no subsidies from the government. Croatia Airlines is a distinguished carrier, but it has lost touch with the development of air travel in Croatia, particularly from Zagreb. We do not see them as a competitor because even on the routes we both operate on, we fly to different airports. Ryanair will change travel habits in Zagreb and encourage locals to travel more by air”.
Apart from Zagreb, Ryanair is continuing to develop its seasonal base in Zadar. The airline has scheduled its tenth new route from the coastal city for next summer, with Sofia to be added to its destination network. The airline will maintain two weekly flights between the two cities starting March 27. Ryanair has previously scheduled new flights from Zadar to Rome Fiumicino, Newcastle, Stockholm, Turin, Nuremberg, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bordeaux and Pisa.
Further details on the new flights from Zagreb to Bratislava can be found here, while additional information for the Corfu summer service can be viewed here. In addition, details for the upcoming Zadar - Sofia flights can be found here.
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