Croatia Airlines is continuing to adjust its network, with a further two routes set to be discontinued this coming summer. The carrier will end operations from Zagreb to both Milan Malpensa and Bucharest, bringing the total number of discontinued services in its network this summer to five. Croatia Airlines introduced flights to Italy’s second largest city and Romania’s capital last July on a seasonal basis, with both routes operating three times per week. They were due to resume on May 11 and June 2 respecticely. The Croatian carrier faced indirect competition on the Milan route, where Ryanair serves nearby Bergamo Airport, while it remained the sole operator on the Bucharest service.
Croatia Airlines will also extend reduced frequencies on its Zagreb services to both Sarajevo and Skopje into the 2026 summer season. On the Sarajevo route, the airline will operate an average of ten weekly flights in April, twelve in May and eleven in June, down from thirteen weekly services maintained throughout the previous summer. Frequencies are set to be restored to thirteen per week from July. On the Zagreb – Skopje route, frequencies will decrease to an average of six weekly in April and seven in May, compared to nine weekly rotations last summer. Services are expected to return to nine weekly from June.
As a result of its latest network decision, Croatia Airlines will withdraw from the Romanian market, having also discontinued services from Split to Bucharest. The carrier has previously announced the termination of its seasonal Split – Skopje service, as well as Split – Amsterdam. The airline continues to maintain its presence in Italy with flights from Zagreb to Rome operated via either Split or Dubrovnik. The network adjustments come as Croatia Airlines transition to an all-Airbus A220 fleet, taking delivery of its eighth of fifteen A220s earlier this month.
