September 2, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, and Zadar. Israir to Zagreb, SAS and Norwegian Air to Split, and Polish LOT to numerous destinations in Croatia this September.

Croatian Aviation reports that Israir, an Israeli airline based in Tel Aviv, has resumed traffic on the route between Zagreb and Tel Aviv. The line was not in circulation this year because it is seasonal, and due to the pandemic, the company did not launch it earlier.

Regular flights between Tel Aviv and Zagreb started operating on August 19 this year, and so far 8 rotations have been made in August. The company offers departures on its official website throughout almost the whole of September, and as many as 11 rotations are available on this line:

between September 1 and 6, three flights are announced (Tuesday, Friday, Sunday),

between September 7 and 13, three flights are announced (Monday, Thursday and Friday),

between 14 and 20 September, three flights are announced (Monday, Tuesday and Sunday),

between September 21 and 27, two flights are announced (Friday and Saturday).

In last year's summer flight schedule, the company operated with significantly more weekly departures to Zagreb. Night flights, the only regular flights in the Croatia Airlines network, were operated on the regular line between Tel Aviv and Zagreb.

On the Israir Airlines route to Zagreb, there are A320 aircraft with a capacity of 180 seats.

Furthermore, Croatian Aviation reports that Norwegian Air and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will continue to operate on their scheduled flights from Scandinavia to Split Airport throughout September.

Although there are restrictions when traveling between Croatia and certain Scandinavian countries, the two mentioned airlines will continue to operate on their scheduled flights to Split Airport through September. The number of weekly flights on all routes has decreased compared to July and August.

Norwegian Air operates on three routes in September

Norwegian will operate only to Split Airport this month, with three direct routes from Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.

Oslo - Split will operate twice a week in September, every Tuesday and Saturday,

Stockholm - Split will operate once a week, every Saturday,

Copenhagen - Split will operate once a week, also on Saturdays.

Scandinavian Airlines flies to Split

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will also keep three routes to Split, from Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Gothenburg. All lines operate once a week, on Saturdays:

Stockholm - Split,

Copenhagen - Split,

Gothenburg - Split.

The Gothenburg - Split route is not for sale on the airline's website, given that it is a charter line. SAS will use A320neo aircraft on all three routes to Split Airport, which have a capacity of 174 seats in the fleet of this carrier.

Croatia Airlines offers one flight a week (Saturdays) on the Split - Copenhagen route, while flights from Zagreb to the Danish capital are daily (certain flights have been canceled on this route).

Finally, although the Polish government announced a ban on flights from several countries from September 2 this year, including flights from Croatia, Croatian Aviation reports that the countries were subsequently revised and Croatia is no longer on the list.

Polish LOT will thus continue to operate on as many as 7 lines to Croatia in September this year:

Warsaw - Zagreb, daily,

Warsaw - Rijeka, once a week, on Sundays (until September 13),

Warsaw - Split, once a week, on Sundays,

Warsaw - Zadar, once a week, on Saturdays,

Rzeszów - Zadar, once a week, on Saturdays (until September 19),

Warsaw - Dubrovnik, four times a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,

Krakow - Dubrovnik, once a week, on Saturdays.

LOT also planned to operate on the Budapest-Dubrovnik route in September, which was canceled because Hungary has practically closed its borders as of September 1.

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September 1, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik as Croatia Airlines cancels numerous flights in September. 

Croatian Aviation reports that Croatia Airlines has announced its flight schedule for September this year. The company will continue to fly to the same number of destinations as in August, but there are cancellations of certain departures on almost all routes.

Airline companies are currently revising their flight schedule 2 to 3 weeks in advance, so we have taken the period from September 1 to 21 into review. 

Lines from Zagreb

Zagreb - Amsterdam: flight canceled on September 16,

Zagreb - Dubrovnik - Athens: flights canceled on September 6, 8, 13 and 17,

Zagreb - Brussels: flights canceled on September 3, 10, 15 and 17,

Zagreb - Copenhagen: flights canceled on September 12, 16 and 18,

Zagreb - Dublin: flights canceled on September 10 and 17,

Zagreb - London Heathrow: flights canceled on September 2, 4, 9 and 11,

Zagreb - Munich: canceled flights on September 2, 8, 9, 10, 13 - 18,

Zagreb - Paris: canceled flights on September 2, 8, 9 and 10,

Zagreb Split / Dubrovnik - Rome: canceled flights 1-3, 7-0 and 14. September,

Zagreb - Sarajevo: canceled flights on September 6, 7, 9, 11, 16 and 20,

Zagreb - Skopje: flights canceled on September 11, 14 and 18,

Zagreb - Vienna: flights canceled on September 2, 12, 16 and 19.

Lines from Split

Split - Frankfurt: flight canceled on September 18,

Split - Vienna: flights canceled on September 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 and 18

Split - Zurich: flights canceled on September 7 and 16,

Lines from Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik - Athens: flights canceled on September 6, 8, 13 and 17,

Dubrovnik - Frankfurt: flight canceled on September 18,

Dubrovnik - Paris: flights canceled on September 10, 13 and 17,

Dubrovnik - Zurich: flights canceled on September 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 16.

Croatia Airlines canceled a total of over 80 departures (160 operations in both directions) from September 1 to 21 on international routes from Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik. Flights on routes after September 21 have not yet been considered, so further cancellations are also possible.

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August 31, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia with updates for Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Rijeka, Pula as Transavia cancels most Croatia routes in September. 

Croatian Aviation reports that Transavia, a low-cost airline from the Air France - KLM group, has announced its flight schedule for September this year. Most lines to Croatia will stop operating before the end of September.

Transavia started traffic to Croatia very early, immediately after the measures were relaxed, and the countries from which it normally flies to Croatian airports were opened. The company has resumed traffic to airports in Croatia, where it flew in previous seasons, but clearly, in a reduced form and with fewer scheduled flights.

Transavia will also fly to five Croatian airports in September: Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik, but most routes will be interrupted next month.

Lines to Split

The Split - Paris Orly line will operate 3 times a week in September (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays), and flights are currently announced for October.

On September 19, there will be an interruption of traffic on the Split - Rotterdam line, and it will be in traffic twice a week (Mondays and Saturdays) until the specified date.

Lines to Dubrovnik

The Dubrovnik - Nantes line has been announced for September once a week (every Saturday), and traffic is expected to continue through October.

In September, there will be a disruption of traffic on two lines of this airline to Dubrovnik. On September 26, the Dubrovnik - Paris Orly line will stop, though it will be in operation 3 times a week (Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays) until the specified date. On September 19, the last flight on the Dubrovnik - Rotterdam line was announced, and until then the line will run twice a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays). 

Lines to Zadar, Rijeka and Pula

The Zadar - Rotterdam line is in operation until September 19, twice a week (Wednesdays and Saturdays), the Pula - Rotterdam line is in operation until September 20, twice a week (Thursdays and Sundays), and the Rijeka - Eindhoven line will stop operating on the same date, but will also operate twice a week (Thursdays and Sundays) until then.

In the summer season of 2019, the company operated most of its lines to Croatia until mid-October.

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August 30, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb. A look at how Croatia Airlines reduces Zagreb services in September. 

Croatian Aviation reports that Croatia Airlines will continue to operate to Copenhagen, London, and Dublin in September, but the weekly traffic will be lower than in August.

Denmark and the United Kingdom have reintroduced strict measures for all travelers coming from Croatia. Such decisions result in the cancellation of direct flights. An example is certainly British Airways, which canceled three of its four flights to Croatia.

In August, it was possible to travel directly between London and Zagreb with two airlines - British Airways and Croatia Airlines. Both companies operated to Heathrow Airport. As we mentioned earlier, British Airways will cut off traffic on the route to Zagreb from September 6, and according to the latest information, Croatia Airlines will reduce the number of weekly departures on this route.

The Croatian national airline has so far operated three times a week between London and Zagreb, and from September 7, there will be only one flight a week on this route - every Monday. This is a big drop in the number of seats offered, with 10 direct flights a week in August to 1 flight a week in September!

Croatia Airlines has two other flights a week on sale (Wednesdays and Fridays) from September 16, but they should be taken into account with caution, given that their cancellation is still possible (it will depend solely on booking).

Zagreb - Dublin

Two days ago, we announced the cancellation of the Dublin - Split line by Aer Lingus, though direct flights from Dublin to the coast will continue to operate by Irish Ryanair. Changes are also taking place on the Zagreb-Dublin line.

In September, Croatia Airlines plans to operate on this route three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays), but from September 10 to 24, flights were canceled on Thursdays. In the last week of September, three flights a week have been announced again, but their traffic will depend exclusively on the booking status for each individual flight, so further cancellations are also possible.

Zagreb - Copenhagen

Croatia Airlines launched the Zagreb - Copenhagen route on June 1, and it was, at that time, only the third international destination of the national airline after a complete "lockdown". Until now, the company has operated on this line on a daily basis.

Despite the introduced measures, Croatia Airlines will continue to operate on this route, but certain flights have also been canceled. From September 7 to 13, there will be six flights a week on the route (flight canceled on Saturday, September 12), while from September 14 to 20, two flights will be canceled (Wednesday, September 16 and Friday, September 18). Further cancellations are also possible.

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August 29, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, and Rijeka.

Croatian Aviation reports that Windrose Airlines planned to launch the Kyiv-Zagreb route at the beginning of the summer flight schedule, but this route was not established for objective reasons.

The company then postponed the date establishing traffic on this line and then canceled it completely for this year. But Windrose made another change and reopened sales, announcing the first flight for October this year.

The originally planned three flights a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) are no longer on sale, but the company plans to connect Zagreb and Kyiv twice a week, every Wednesday and Sunday. The first flight has been announced for October 4, and flights will run throughout the winter flight schedule (until the end of March 2021).

This will be the first completely new line for Zagreb Airport this year, which can certainly be considered a success in this crisis. A direct line has never connected the capitals of Ukraine and Croatia.

Windrose plans to use the E145 aircraft on the route to Zagreb, with a capacity of 48 seats. The plane will depart from Kyiv at 11:30 am, with the expected arrival in Zagreb at 12:40 pm. Departure from Zagreb is planned for 13:25, and arrival in Kyiv at 16:20.

Furthermore, Croatian Aviation reported that Poland would ban flights from 46 countries from September 2 this year, and Croatia is among the many countries, according to a draft law released on Thursday. LOT, however, previously announced numerous routes to Croatian airports for September this year.

The Polish national airline currently operates on regular routes from numerous Polish cities to as many as 5 Croatian airports: Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik. Although many of these lines will stop operating at the end of this month, which is logical considering that the end of the summer season is approaching, the Polish company announced traffic on as many as 7 lines to Croatia through September:

Warsaw - Zagreb,

Warsaw - Rijeka,

Warsaw - Split,

Warsaw - Zadar,

Rzeszow - Zadar,

Warsaw - Dubrovnik,

Krakow - Dubrovnik.

All these routes are still on sale on the LOT website, but the Polish national airline will likely be forced to cancel flights on these routes from the mentioned date (September 2). According to the announcements of the Polish authorities, with the ban on flights between Croatia and Poland, LOT has almost no other choice.

In addition to those who planned to travel directly between Polish and Croatian cities, this decision also affected many transfer passengers that LOT attracts, given the favorable prices.

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ZAGREB, August 28, 2020 - Poland will ban flights from 46 countries, including Croatia, as of Sept 2, according to a draft regulation published on Thursday, as the country grapples with a spike in coronavirus infections, Reuters has reported.

The move follows targeted measures to reintroduce restrictions on public life in the worst affected parts of the country, as the government tries to tackle the spread of the virus without resorting to a complete lockdown, the news agency said.

"Due to the threat of spreading SARS CoV-2 virus infections, it is necessary to exercise the right to introduce air traffic bans... in order to minimize the threat to public health," the regulation said.

Poland closed its borders and suspended flights in March to stop the spread of the coronavirus. However, it progressively loosened restrictions on public life, with shopping centres, hotels and restaurants all reopening in May.

Polish national airline PLL LOT resumed international flights on July 1 almost four months after suspending them.

Other countries affected by the ban are France, Spain, Montenegro, Romania, the United States, Israel, Mexico and Brazil.

Since the onset of the pandemic, Poland has had 64,689 cases of the infection and 2,010 fatalities.

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August 27, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Split.

Croatian Aviation reports that this summer, Aer Lingus launched only one direct line to Croatia, while before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, four were announced.

The company introduced the Dublin - Split line only on July 20 this year, at the same time canceling the lines from Dublin to Pula and Dubrovnik, as well as the Cork - Dubrovnik line for this summer season.

Aer Lingus aircraft operated three times a week on a direct route to Split (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), but currently, the number of weekly flights has been reduced and flights on Wednesdays are excluded from the schedule. The company will continue to operate between Split and Dublin twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) until September 11, after which Aer Lingus will conclude this summer season and traffic to Croatia.

Direct flights of other airlines

Travelers still have several options for direct travel between Ireland and Croatia. The well-known low-cost airline, Ryanair, will operate throughout September on two routes from Dublin to Croatia:

Dublin - Split line continues to operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays,

Dublin - Dubrovnik line continues to operate twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.

The Croatian national airline will also continue to operate on the route Zagreb - Dublin, three flights a week have been announced, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, with an A319 aircraft with a capacity of 144 seats.

This news comes one day after popular low-cost airline easyJet announced it would not operate on 20 international routes to four Croatian airports in September. The company will thus suspend certain lines earlier than planned, solely due to weak demand.

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August 26, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Split Dubrovnik, Zadar, and Pula. 

Croatian Aviation reports that popular low-cost airline easyJet will not operate on 20 international routes to four Croatian airports in September. The company will suspend certain lines earlier than planned, solely due to weak demand.

In August, easyJet operated on as many as 38 international routes to and from Croatia, from Pula, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. The company will operate on 21 routes to these airports from the beginning of September, while 19 lines will end operations this year. 

Pula Airport

easyJet will operate on four lines in September, while four will be discontinued. 

Pula - Bristol (until September 26),

Pula - London Gatwick (until September 26),

Pula - London Luton (until September 12),

Pula - London Southend (until September 30).

The following lines are canceled:

Pula - Amsterdam (last flight on August 26),

Pula - Basel (last flight on August 29),

Pula - Berlin (last flight on August 29),

Pula - Liverpool (last flight on August 30).

Zadar Airport

Zadar will have three lines in September, while two will be canceled. 

Zadar - London Gatwick (until September 12),

Zadar - London Luton (until September 19).

The following lines are canceled:

Zadar - Amsterdam (last flight on August 30),

Zadar - Basel (last flight on August 29),

Zadar - Berlin (last flight on August 29).

Split Airport

Split Airport will have the most flights in September. easyJet plans to continue operating on as many as nine lines, while six will be discontinued. 

Split - Amsterdam,

Split - Basel,

Split - Belfast (until September 26),

Split - Bristol,

Split - Geneva,

Split - Glasgow,

Split - London Gatwick,

Split - London Luton,

Split - Manchester.

The following lines are canceled:

Split - London Stansted (last flight on 30 August),

Split - Lyon (last flight on 30 August),

Split - Milan (last flight on August 30),

Split - Naples (last flight on August 28),

Split - Paris CDG (last flight on August 29),

Split - Orly (last flight on August 30).

Dubrovnik Airport

Of the 12 active lines in August, there will be half as many in September, six of them. The company will continue to operate towards Dubrovnik on the following lines:

Dubrovnik - Bristol (until September 27),

Dubrovnik - Edinburgh (until September 26),

Dubrovnik - Geneva (until September 26),

Dubrovnik - London Gatwick,

Dubrovnik - London Luton (until September 12),

Dubrovnik - Manchester.

The following lines are canceled:

Dubrovnik - Amsterdam (last flight on August 30),

Dubrovnik - Basel (last flight on August 30),

Dubrovnik - Belfast (last flight on 30 August),

Dubrovnik - London Stansted (last flight on August 30),

Dubrovnik - Naples (last flight on August 29),

Dubrovnik - Orly (last flight on August 30).

In conclusion, easyJet will operate on 21 international routes to four Croatian airports in September, while as many as 19 will stop operating by the end of August. Further reductions are also possible.

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August 25, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb, Split and Pula. 

Croatian Aviation reports that British Airways has announced operational changes to its flight schedule for September this year. Direct lines from London to Zagreb, Pula and Split are no longer!

After the company had return tickets on sale at extremely favorable prices on routes to Croatia, obviously not achieving the earnings they expected, as many as three of the four British Airways routes to Croatian destinations will be canceled in September this year.

The last announced flight on the London Heathrow - Zagreb route is planned for less than two weeks away, on Sunday, September 6. All flights in September after the mentioned date are canceled.

The company is currently keeping flights on this route from October 1, but British Airways has not yet revised its flight schedule for that month. Apart from the reduced demand due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the decision of the United Kingdom that all passengers coming from Croatia are subject to a measure of 14-day self-isolation certainly contributed to this.

The airline's seasonal line between London (Heathrow) and Pula, which has operated twice a week so far, will be canceled on Saturday, September 5, and will not work for the rest of the year.

The London (Heathrow) - Split line will operate for most of September, but this line will also be interrupted earlier than initially planned, on Saturday, September 26.

The only British Airways route to Croatia that should operate throughout September is the line between London and Dubrovnik.

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August 24, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb and Split.

Croatian Aviation reports that in the cancellation of many routes, German Lufthansa will not return to Zagreb Airport on the Frankfurt route anytime soon. 

For many years, Lufthansa has been a regular user of Zagreb Airport, to which it operates from its two German hubs - Munich and Frankfurt. While traffic on the Munich-Zagreb route resumed this summer, the same will not happen on the Frankfurt route.

The company suspended traffic on the line during the coronavirus pandemic, and it has not been launched to date. According to the latest announcement by Lufthansa, all flights on this route have been canceled until March 28, 2021!

Lufthansa has thus completely left the Frankfurt-Zagreb route to its Star Alliance partner, Croatia Airlines, which operates on this route several times a day. We remind you that the Croatian national airline operated on this route during the "lockdown".

In the summer flight schedule in 2021, Lufthansa is again announcing two daily flights on the Frankfurt-Zagreb route. Until then, you will be able to travel with this company from Zagreb only to Munich.

Furthermore, Croatian Aviation reports that Air France has announced its flight schedule for September this year, in which there will be some operational changes on the routes to Croatia.

In this year's summer flight schedule, the company resumed traffic to three destinations in Croatia - Split, Dubrovnik and Zagreb. As the end of the summer season approaches, an increasing number of companies will stop operating on their seasonal routes, and so will Air France.

Namely, the Split-Paris line currently operates six times a week (every day except Saturday) and this will continue until the end of this month. After August 30, Air France will suspend traffic on this route and will not offer direct flights between the two cities until next summer season.

Dubrovnik Airport is currently connected to Paris four times a week, but Air France will continue to offer direct flights on this route in September. Thus, Dubrovnik and Paris will be connected three times a week, only one flight a week less than in August.

The Zagreb-Paris line continues to operate daily in September, with a morning departure from Paris to Zagreb. The company has previously given up on introducing a second daily flight on this line.

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