9 BASED AIRCRAFT, 118 ROUTES & 4.3M SEATS ACROSS 7 AIRPORTS AND 3 BASES

Ryanair, Europe and Croatia’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 18 Feb) announced its biggest-ever Croatia Summer schedule, with 9 based aircraft (US$900M investment), 118 routes – including 2 new routes from Dubrovnik to Budapest and Gdansk – and traffic growth of +5% to 4.3 million seats, delivering more choice and even lower fares for Croatia’s citizens and visitors across 7 airports (including 3 bases in Dubrovnik, Zadar and Zagreb).

This record growth supports Croatia’s strong post‑Covid recovery, which is underpinned by competitive airport costs, allowing Ryanair to deliver expanded year‑round connectivity – unlike in other EU markets such as Austria, France and Germany, where regressive aviation taxes and high airport charges have blocked traffic recovery and growth. Thanks to competitive charges, Croatia’s airports are benefiting from the reallocation of Ryanair traffic from other high-cost markets.

Ryanair’s record Croatia Summer 2026 Schedule will deliver:

• 9 based aircraft (US$900M investment)
• 4.3 million seats (+5% growth)
• 118 routes, including 2 new from Dubrovnik to Budapest and Gdansk
• Over 850 weekly flights
• Support over 3,500 jobs in Croatia

Croatia has benefited from significant traffic and year-round tourism development post-Covid. However, to unlock further growth and investment, Ryanair calls on the Croatian Govt. to remove the outdated CAA Tax, which unnecessarily increases access costs for passengers which can be funded by scrapping wasteful PSOs that subsidise a handful of flights. This would ensure Croatia remains an attractive and cost‑competitive market for future growth, supporting enhanced connectivity and underpinning year-round tourism, employment, and economic development across the country.

To celebrate Ryanair’s record Summer 2026 schedule in Croatia, Ryanair has launched a limited 3‑day seat sale with fares from just €29.99 only on the Ryanair app.

Speaking from Zagreb, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness said:

“As Europe and Croatia’s No.1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce our biggest‑ever Croatia Summer schedule, delivering 4.3 million seats (+5% growth), operating 118 routes – including exciting new routes from Dubrovnik to Budapest and Gdansk. This record schedule is underpinned by 9 based aircraft (US$900M investment) across our 3 bases in Dubrovnik, Zadar, and Zagreb, and delivers vital year-round connectivity for Croatia’s citizens and visitors, while supporting over 3,500 jobs.

Croatia continues to achieve strong traffic and tourism growth thanks to its competitive access, which have enabled Ryanair to expand low‑fare connectivity for Croatian citizens and visitors and tackle the issue of seasonality across the country. These competitive conditions have allowed Croatian airports to benefit from the reallocation of capacity from high-cost markets such as Austria, France and Germany.

However, to unlock further growth and investment from airlines, Croatia must maintain this competitive advantage. Ryanair calls on the Croatian Govt. to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on a handful of PSO routes and instead use the money to abolish the outdated CAA Tax which unnecessarily increases costs for airlines and passengers on all routes. This measure would continue to strengthen Croatia’s position as an attractive, pro‑growth market, supporting increased year-round connectivity, tourism, employment, and economic development across the country.

To celebrate our record Summer 2026 schedule, Ryanair is launching a 3‑day seat sale with fares from just €29.99, available exclusively on the Ryanair app.”