Croatia Airlines

Croatia Airlines
IATA code :	OU
ICAO code :	CTN
Call sign :	CROATIA AIRLINES
Founding:	1990
Seat:	Zagreb , Croatia
Turnstile :	Split Zagreb
Home airport :	Zagreb
Company form:	State company
IATA prefix code :	831
Management:	Jasmin Bajić
Number of employees:	900
Sales:	HRK 1.56 billion (2015)
Passenger volume:	2.1 million (2017)
Alliance :	Star Alliance
Frequent Flyer Program :	Miles & More
Fleet size:	12 (+ 4 orders)
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.croatiaairlines.com

Croatia Airlines is the national airline of Croatia based in Zagreb and based on the Zagreb Airport . It is a member of the Star Alliance aviation alliance .

history

Croatia Airlines headquarters in Zagreb

Croatia Airlines was founded as Zagal - Zagreb Airlines on July 20, 1989 and started cargo operations for UPS Airlines with the Cessna 402 . After the first democratic elections in Croatia, the airline changed its name to Croatia Airlines in 1990 . Croatia Airlines started a connection between Zagreb and Split in 1991 with a leased McDonnell Douglas MD-82 . In 1992 the airline had to cease operations due to the war in Croatia . When the flights could be resumed, the company bought three Boeing 737s and became a member of IATA .

In 1993 two ATR 42s and two more Boeing 737s were added to the fleet. Offices were opened in several European cities and the company took over the Obzor travel agency to organize trips for groups and individuals. By 1994, Croatia had over a million passengers. Another ATR 42 was added in 1995 and two million passengers have already been carried. In 1996, Croatia was the first airline to fly to Sarajevo . Croatia Airlines received its first Airbus A320 in 1997 and the first A319 in 1998 . In the same year she became a member of the Association of European Airlines (AEA). Two more Airbus planes were added by 1999 and Croatia Airlines began selling their Boeing planes. Another important event was the five millionth passenger.

In 2000, Croatia Airlines received two more Airbus aircraft and an automated ticket system was put into operation. In 2001, Croatia received a maintenance license from the Federal Aviation Authority .

On November 18, 2004, Croatia Airlines became a member of the Star Alliance .

In May 2013, extensive strikes took place as a protest against drastic cuts at Croatia Airlines. In the meantime, the government was considering bankruptcy and reestablishing the company.

After economic problems in 2012, the government wanted to sell the company, but could not find a buyer. The airline recovered around 2015, but was still looking for a strategic partner. The privatization plans were only abandoned in January 2018 after a record of over 2.1 million passengers in 2017. Since then, Croatia Airlines has been a strategically important company of special interest to the government. An expansion of the route network is planned.

Destinations

Croatia Airlines connects destinations within Croatia and to Europe .

In German-speaking countries , Berlin-Tegel , Düsseldorf , Frankfurt , Munich , Vienna and Zurich are served mainly from the home base in Zagreb .

Code sharing

Croatia Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: ( Star Alliance members are marked with * )

Air Canada * Air France Air India * Alitalia

Austrian Airlines * Brussels Airlines * KLM LOT *

Lufthansa * SAS * Singapore Airlines * Swiss *

TAP Portugal * Turkish Airlines * United Airlines *

fleet

De Havilland DHC-8-400 of Croatia Airlines

As of March 2020, the Croatia Airlines fleet consists of 12 aircraft with an average age of 15.9 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats
Airbus A319-100	4th		9A-CTI in Star Alliance special livery	144
Airbus A320-200	2			174
Airbus A320neo		4th	Delivery probably from 2021	- open -
De Havilland DHC-8-400	6th			76
total	12	4th

Incidents

• On September 27, 2013, a De Havilland DHC-8-400 had to make an emergency landing on the way from Zagreb to Zurich at Zurich Airport after the nose landing gear could not be extended; nobody got hurt.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Croatia Airlines  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Croatia Airlines website (including German, English and Croatian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} croatiaairlines.com - Financial reports (English), accessed on May 27, 2017
2. ↑ Croatia Airlines Records 2 Million Passengers for First Time in History . In: Croatia Week . ( croatiaweek.com [accessed January 4, 2018]).
3. ↑ ch-aviation - Zagreb considers Croatia Airlines' future as strike over cuts drags on (English), accessed on May 21, 2013
4. ↑ Croatia Airlines is looking for partners , accessed on February 3, 2017
5. ↑ The state wants to keep Croatia Airlines after all , accessed on February 3, 2017
6. ↑ Croatia Airlines - Online Summer Flight Schedule 2019. Accessed July 5, 2019 . 
7. ↑ croatiaairlines.com - Codeshare partner accessed on May 27, 2017
8. ^ Croatia Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 1, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Airbus - Orders & deliveries (English), accessed on May 27, 2017
10. ↑ croatiaairlines.com - Fleet accessed on March 27, 2018
11. ↑ croatiaairlines.com - Croatia Airlines agreed to purchase four advanced-technology Airbus 320 neo aircraft, October 13, 2015 (English), accessed on March 27, 2018
12. ^ SUST - Final Report No. 2245 (PDF; 5.9 MB; English), accessed on August 31, 2015