Finnair cuts short Zagreb operations

Finnair will end its new seasonal operations between Helsinki and Zagreb two months ahead of schedule but plans to return to the Croatian capital next year. The Finnish carrier will perform its last flight to Zagreb in 2022 on July 31, which will be operated by Nordic Regional Airlines on behalf of Finnair with its 100-seat Embraer E190 aircraft. Finnair initially launched seasonal three weekly operations to Zagreb with its Airbus A319 aircraft on May 1. The service was scheduled to run until September 29. No reason has been given for the airline’s decision to cut short the route.

At this point, Finnair plans to return to the Croatian capital on April 30, 2023, with a three weekly service, however, this is subject to change. Earlier this year, Finnair suspended operations to Ljubljana. The route, which was maintained on a seasonal basis up until the coronavirus pandemic, was due to be restored this summer season. However, the airline cancelled those plans. It now intends to return to the Slovenian capital from May 2, 2023. It intends on maintaining four weekly flights between the two cities. "Slovenia and Croatia are very popular leisure destinations from Finland. A lot of the travel is point to point but we do see an increase in transfer traffic as well, those destinations are becoming increasingly popular among our Asian customers, particularly from Japan", the airline previously said. Japan.

Finnair faces no competition on its Zagreb service. Croatia Airlines launched seasonal summer flights between the two cities in 2017, however, it was suspended at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and has not been restored since. There is no indication the airline plans to resume the flights next year either. Despite cutting short its Zagreb operations, Finnair will continue to serve Croatia through Dubrovnik and Split. Services to both cities will be maintained until the end of the 2022 summer season on October 29.

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