Air Croatia
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]
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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 | ||||||
History
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
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
As of May 2015, the Air Croatia fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ||||
| Total | — |
References
- http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/HRV#al_profile_tab_fleet
- http://www.aircroatia.eu (Air Croatia Ltd - Penhurst House - SW11 3BY London - UK)
- http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35616-air-croatia-delays-launch-for-a-fifth-time
- "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.
- http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/36358-air-croatia-launches-operations
- http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/36890-air-croatia-suspends-operations-until-june
