Zagreb Airport

 

Zagreb Airport sees gradual resumption of long haul operations

Zagreb Airport passenger traffic up 231% y/y in Jan-July

Zagreb Airport’s long haul network, which was completely suspended over the past two years during the coronavirus pandemic, is being gradually restored, with more flights to resume in the coming period. The network is expected to fully recover by 2025.

This summer saw the resumption of Air Transat’s seasonal service between Toronto and Zagreb after over two years. Its rival, Air Canada, which initially scheduled flights to the Croatian capital for this summer, has told EX-YU Aviation News it still hasn’t made a decision over its potential return to Zagreb in 2023.

Aircraft movements at the airport increased by 72.8% on the year to 23,477 in the first seven months of 2022. In July the figure reached 3,891, up by 960 from July 2021.

ADP and Turkey's TAV Airports, 46%-owned by ADP Group, hold stakes of 21% and 15%, respectively, in airport operator Zagreb Airport International Company (ZAIC).

In 2012, the Croatian government and ZAIC signed a 30-year concession contract for the management of the airport and the construction of a new terminal.

The remaining shareholders in ZAIC are France's Bouygues Batiment International with 20.8%, EU-backed Marguerite Fund with 20.8%, IFC with 17.6%, and Croatia's Viadukt with 5.1%.

 

Zagreb Airport (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA), also known as Pleso Airport after the nearby suburb of Pleso, is the main international airport of Croatia and also a Croatian Air Force and Defense major fighter jet base. Located 10 km from the central railway station in Zagreb, it served 2.071.561 passengers in 2010 and is the primary hub for Croatian flag carrier Croatia Airlines. Expansion of the airport is due to start in 2011.

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The first airfield in Zagreb was built in 1909 near the western city neighbourhood of Črnomerec. It was used by Slavoljub Eduard Penkala for the airplanes he designed.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made a landing in Borongaj Airfield (east of Zagreb) after his successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. The airfield began serving passenger traffic on 15 February 1928. On 1 April 1947, commercial services were moved to a former airbase near the village of Lučko, southwest of the city. At its peak in 1959, Lučko served 167,000 passengers.

On 20 April 1962, flight services were once again moved, this time to the current location near the suburb of Pleso in the southeast. It first opened with a 2,500 m long runway and 1,000 m² terminal.

A new 5,000 m² terminal was built in 1966, as well as the apron expansion. In 1974, the runway was extended to its current 3,250 m, and the terminal expanded to its current 12,000 m².

The airport's peak level of traffic was in 2008, with 2.2 million passengers. In 2004, the airport installed a CAT-IIIb instrument landing system (ILS). The VIP terminal was completed in 2008 and is located just south-west of the old terminal, which is also going to be refurbished.

Split Airport

Two million passengers expected to pass through Split Airport by end of the month

The trend of a large number of passengers and aircraft continued at Split airport this weekend, and the second millionth passenger is expected at the end of the month.

Mate Melvan from Split airport told Hina, “These numbers have been constantly circulating for three weekends in a row, so we can expect such numbers next weekend as well, given that we have good indicators. We can say that the season at the airport is going well.

Split Kaštela/Resnik Airport (Airport Split)  is the airport serving Split and Kaštela in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. It is close to the town of Trogir.

The airport is the second largest in Croatia in terms of passenger numbers, handling 1,219,741 passengers in 2010. It is an important hub for Croatia Airlines offering flights to many European cities such as; London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome and Paris.

History

The airport was opened 25th of November 1966. The apron had dimensions of only 200 x 112m and had 6 parking positions. Planned capacity was 150,000 passengers. In 1968. the traffic was already at 150.737, and in 1969. at 235.000. In 1967. the apron was extended for the first time, to accommodate 10 aircraft. The largest pre-war passenger numbers were achieved in 1987. totaling in 1,151,580 passengers and 7,873 landings. Around that time the new terminal was built, and the apron was extended once more. In 1991. the passenger figures dropped almost to a zero, as the war broke out in former Yugoslavia. In the years that followed, most of the traffic were NATO and UN cargo planes, such as the C-5 Galaxy, MD-11, Boeing 747 and C-130 Hercules. After the year 1995. the civilian traffic figures started rising up again, and finally in 2007. surpassing the 1987. record. In 2005. the terminal got a major facelift, adding one more gate, the glass facade, as well as the steel/fabric palms illuminated by multi-color LED-s. Now the airport is mostly used during the summer time, as the city of Split is a large tourist destination. Saturdays are the busiest days of the week, with over 100 landings and 20,000 passengers.

Croatia Airlines

 Croatia Airlines awarded Conventa Hall of Fame award for 2022

Ljubljana, 25 August 2022 – Croatia Airlines has received the Conventa Hall of Fame Award 2022 at the awards ceremony held yesterday in Ljubljana.

The award is presented at the Conventa Fair to individuals or organisations that have left a visible mark and contributed to the development of the regional congress industry and Conventa.

The period of the corona crisis left its mark on every market participant, every legal and physical person. Aware of the fact that there should be no standing in the congress industry, just like in civil aviation, Croatia Airlines was with Conventa even in those days and helped to maintain its position as the leading regional fair with its wings.

Croatia Airlines d.d. is the national airline and flag carrier of the Republic of Croatia. Based in Buzin, Zagreb, the airline is a member of Star Alliance and operates domestic and international services. Its main base is Zagreb Airport, with focus cities being Dubrovnik and Split. In 2008 Croatia Airlines posted a net profit of 38 million Croatian kuna and transported 1,870 000 passengers (2008). Croatia Airlines is the leading airline (in terms of passengers) from the former Yugoslavia.

The airline was established on 20 July 1989 under the name of Zagal – Zagreb Airlines, and started operations using a single Cessna 402 aircraft on cargo services for UPS. After the first democratic elections held in Croatia, Zagal changed its name to Croatia Airlines on 23 July 1990.

In 1991 Croatia Airlines signed an agreement with Adria Airways which allowed it to lease a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 to commence domestic jet services between Zagreb and Split. Due to the ongoing military conflict in the region and the closure of the airspace over Croatia, the airline was soon forced to suspend operations. As soon as flights restarted, Croatia Airlines acquired three Boeing 737s from Lufthansa and became a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). That year also saw the airline open its first international route to Frankfurt.

In 1993, two new ATR 42s and two more 737s joined the fleet and representative offices were opened in several European cities and the company bought the travel agency Obzor to organize travel packages for groups and individuals. By 1994, Croatia Airlines had welcomed its one millionth passenger. Later that year, Pope John Paul II flew the airline on a trip to Croatia.

In 1995, another ATR 42 was welcomed, as was the two millionth passenger. In 1996, Croatia Airlines became the first airline to fly to Sarajevo after the Bosnian War. In 1997 the airline's first Airbus A320 arrived and was named Rijeka. In 1998, another first plane of a new type arrived when the airline's first Airbus A319 joined the fleet. This airplane was named Zadar. In the same year, Croatia Airlines became a member of the Association of European Airlines (AEA). By 1999, two more Airbus jets had arrived and Croatia Airlines started selling the Boeing part of their fleet. The airline flew its five millionth passenger.

In 2000 two more Airbus planes arrived and an Automated Ticketing System was inaugurated. In 2001 the airline received maintenance and technical performing certificates from the German aviation authority Luftfahrt-Bundesamt. On 18 November 2004, Croatia Airlines joined Star Alliance.

By March 2009, the airline completely retired its fleet of three ATR 42 short-haul aircraft, after operating the type since 1993, and replaced it with a fleet of six Bombardier Q400 aircraft, the first of which was delivered in May 2008.

The airline carried its 20,000,000th passenger in July 2009, and has carried well over 1 million passengers annually from 2000.

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