Air Croatia
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Zagreb International Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||
| Website | aircroatia.eu | ||||||
Air Croatia was a Croatian virtual airline.[1] It offered flights to European destinations from its base at Zagreb International Airport but was legally registered in London.[2]
History
[edit]Originally the airline was founded in 2013[3] and planned to start operations by summer 2014, but this was rescheduled to 18 December 2014 and subsequently postponed to 1 March 2015,[3] and then again until 2 April 2015, when the operations finally commenced. The airline originally announced it would operate an Embraer 170 but instead started to utilize an ATR 42-300 operated by Denim Air.[3]
Since November 2014, Air Croatia was in partnership with Hahn Air for ticket distribution via their Global Distribution System using the code H1.[4] However, the airline continued to report poor sales for its flights to Prague, Rome and Budapest.[5] Subsequently, the route from Zagreb to Budapest has been suspended after just one return flight operated.[6]
As of 23 April 2015, all remaining routes were suspended due to a financial dispute between the airline and their contracted credit card payment agency leading to a lack of funding to fulfil their leasing payments to Denim Air.[7]
Destinations
[edit]As of April 2015, Air Croatia offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[3]
| Hub | Hub |
† | Future destinations |
‡ | Seasonal |
§ | Terminated Destinations |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | Hungary | BUD | LHBP | Budapest International Airport (suspended) |
| Milan | Italy | MXP | LIMC | Malpensa Airport (suspended) |
| Prague | Czech Republic | PRG | LKPR | Václav Havel Airport Prague (suspended) |
| Rome | Italy | FCO | LIRF | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (suspended) |
| Zagreb | Croatia | ZAG | LDZA | Zagreb International Airport base |
Fleet
[edit]As of May 2015, the Air Croatia fleet consisted of one leased ATR 42-300.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Air Croatia on ch-aviation".
- ↑ http://www.aircroatia.eu (Air Croatia Ltd - Penhurst House - SW11 3BY London - UK)
- 1 2 3 4 "Air Croatia delays launch for a third time, to use Denim ATR42".
- ↑ "Air Croatia available in major GDS under H1 code". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ↑ "Air Croatia". Airliner World: 7. February 2015.
- ↑ "Air Croatia launches operations".
- ↑ "Air Croatia suspends operations until June".
External links
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Media related to Air Croatia at Wikimedia Commons