ZAGREB, 30 July 2021- The Croatia Airlines national flag carrier's net loss in the first half of 2021 amounts to HRK 147.4 million, HRK 25.8 million or 15% less than in the comparable period of 2020, the airline reported on Friday.

In the period from January to June, the airline conducted a total of 5,421 flights and transported 208,657 passengers, 37% down from the first six months of 2020.

The number of passengers on regular domestic flights decreased by 15% (71,367 passengers) and on international flights by 46% (131,181) while charter flights transported 8% more passengers (6,109) year-on-year.

Flight occupancy was 45.3%, which is 13.4 percentage points less than in the first half of 2020.

This year the company operates 13 planes flying directly from Zagreb to 14 European and 5 Croatian destinations.

During the summer season Croatia Airlines plans to offer more than 80,000 seats a month on flights from European destinations to Croatia, as well as more than 200 tourist charter flights from Austria, Italy, Ireland, Israel and Scandinavian countries, the company said in a press release.

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