Emirates hopes to restart Zagreb flights
Emirates has said it hopes to restore its flights between Dubai and Zagreb, which have been suspended since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but ruled out setting a timeframe on when that might be. An airline spokesperson told EX-YU Aviation News, “Zagreb is one amongst many cities where Emirates operations remain suspended due to ongoing travel or flight restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. At this time, travellers in Croatia can book with our codeshare partner Flydubai to travel to Dubai and onwards on the broader Emirates network”. The company added, “We hope to restart our operations in Zagreb when it is commercially and operationally feasible to do so in the future, and we will make a formal announcement if there are any developments in this regard”.
Emirates has resumed operations to over 90% of its pre-pandemic network and currently flies to more than 120 destinations worldwide. The airline operated its last seasonal service to Zagreb in October 2019 and announced the route’s termination until further notice a year later. In addition, the carrier closed its sales office in Zagreb. Emirates initially launched daily year-round operations to the Croatian capital in the summer of 2017 with its Boeing 777 aircraft. However, the flights were downgraded to seasonal the following year and a route-sharing agreement was concluded with Flydubai, where the hybrid carrier maintained services over the winter, while Emirates ran flights over the summer. For the upcoming summer season, Flydubai is slated to operate daily flights to Zagreb, up from its existing four weekly service.
Emirates and Flydubai jointly handled 130.937 passengers between Dubai and Zagreb in 2019. That year, Emirates was the fifth largest transfer airline operating out of Zagreb Airport, behind Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Croatia Airlines and Turkish Airlines. It was the second busiest airline in Zagreb for connecting passengers to and from Asia, as well as from Australia with 23% of the transfer market, behind Qatar Airways. The route relied heavily on transfer passengers from Far East Asia and Australasia. Most countries on the Asian continent, particularly in East and Southeast Asia, remain closed both for non-essential inbound and outbound travel. On the other hand, certain states in Australia have now permitted their citizens and residents to travel abroad but international arrivals remain restricted only to Australian citizens or their immediate relatives.
Zagreb - Dubai v.v. passenger traffic
| Year | PAX |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 98.301 |
| 2018 | 147.157 |
| 2019 | 130.937 |
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