Ryanair further expands Zagreb network with new route
Low cost carrier Ryanair has announced the introduction of a new service to the Croatian capital this coming summer season, bringing the total number of destinations in its Zagreb network to 27. The airline will be launching a two weekly service to Lviv in Western Ukraine starting March 27. Flights will run each Wednesday and Sunday with tickets available for purchase through the carrier’s website. It will mark Zagreb Airport’s second destination in Ukraine, with Windrose Airlines maintaining operations from Kiev. Based on OAG data, just over 1.100 passengers flew indirectly between Zagreb and Ukraine’s seventh largest city on a single itinerary in the pre-pandemic 2019.
Ryanair had previously announced it would add flights from Zagreb to Bratislava and Corfu during the 2022 summer season, with the latter operating on a seasonal basis. As a result, the carrier will serve significantly more destinations from the city than Croatia Airlines. The CEO of the Ryanair group, Michael O’Leary, has criticised the Croatian flag carrier’s slow development out of Zagreb. While he conceded the national airline provides good connectivity out of the capital, he noted this was insufficient to satisfy existing demand. Zagreb Airport introduced a new incentive scheme at the start of the year with the aim of securing new routes. Ryanair is set to significantly benefit from the new stimulus and is likely to further expand its operations as a result.
Besides the addition of new routes in its Zagreb network, Ryanair plans to increase infrequencies to nine destinations which were launched last summer. These include Charleroi and Bergamo, which will grow from four to five times per week, Gothenburg and Hahn from three to four rotations, as well as Basel, Malta, Memmingen, Paphos and Weeze, which will be increased from two to three weekly over the summer. The growth in frequencies will come into effect from March 31, with exception to the Gothenburg service, which will be increased from May.
Further flight details for the new Zagreb - Lviv service can be found here.
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