Air Canada with “no immediate plans” to serve Zagreb
Air Canada has said it has “no immediate plans” to fly between Toronto and Zagreb, just under four years since its leisure subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge, operated its last seasonal service between the two cities. Air Canada has announced plans to grow its European network during the 2024 summer season with flights from Montreal to Madrid, as well as an increase in frequencies to several popular Mediterranean destinations and the earlier start-up of four seasonal European routes. Air Canada said its decision on adding new destinations to its network is dependent on demand and other market conditions. The airline noted it offers alternatives to Zagreb through its cooperation with Croatia Airlines, codesharing on the flag carrier’s flights from Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Munich and Zurich to the Croatian capital. Furthermore, it has its designator code and flight numbers on Lufthansa’s operations from Frankfurt and Munich to Zagreb.
Air Canada Rouge discontinued its flights between Toronto and Zagreb in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The airline no longer has equipment suitable to serve the Croatian capital after it retired its wide-body Boeing 767 jets during Covid. Air Canada planned to launch its own seasonal flights between Toronto and Zagreb in June 2022, however, ticket sales were discontinued after several weeks. Air Canada initially scheduled to operate three weekly flights between the two cities with its 297-seat Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The carrier planned to run a total of 54 flights each way with 32.076 seats on sale between the two cities.
Air Transat continues to maintain seasonal operations between Toronto and Zagreb. The Croatia - Canada market is large, comprising of a mix of leisure passengers, as well as those visiting friends and family. Services to Zagreb have been successful for both Rouge and Air Transat in the past. In 2019 they jointly handled 65.486 passengers. Last year, Air Transat welcomed 21.597 travellers on its Zagreb route, registering an average cabin load factor of 73.9% across its five and a half months of operations. As the 2023 summer season draws to a close, Air Transat has scheduled the same number of flights to the Croatian capital for next year.
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