Croatia Airways dealt with 569.415 passengers throughout the January – April interval, representing a rise of 104.108 travellers in comparison with 2025, or progress of twenty-two.4%. On home flights, the airline carried 140.292 passengers, up 11%, or by 13.887 travellers year-on-year. On scheduled worldwide site visitors, the service transported 424.437 passengers, representing an enchancment of 26% or a further 87.454 clients on the identical interval final 12 months. In constitution operations, the airline carried 4.686 passengers, up by 2.767 year-on-year. “The achieved outcomes affirm the continuation of the corporate’s robust operational progress and the rise of Croatia Airways’ market share inside the Croatian aviation sector”, the corporate stated.
The robust passenger progress was complemented by a rise in accessible seat capability. The airline added 122.621 seats over the four-month interval, representing a rise of 15%. That is regardless of the variety of operated flights rising by simply 2.7%. The capability progress is the results of the airline’s transition to an all-Airbus A220 fleet. Nevertheless, capability progress is anticipated to sluggish, with the four-month interval from Might onwards displaying the variety of accessible seats growing by 0.7% year-on-year, whereas the variety of scheduled flights will decline by 0.4% after the airline trimmed its schedule in response to excessive gasoline costs.
Commenting on its outcomes throughout the first 4 months of the 12 months, Croatia Airways stated, “The robust site visitors progress throughout the first 4 months of 2026 is especially necessary within the context of the pre-summer season, during which air connectivity performs a key position in boosting vacationer arrivals and increasing the tourism 12 months. As a nationwide service working year-round, Croatia Airways constantly contributes to the accessibility of Croatian locations and the nation’s connectivity with key European markets. On this approach, the airline makes an necessary contribution to Croatian tourism, not solely throughout the peak summer season season, but in addition during times when it’s particularly necessary for locations to stimulate further demand and guarantee steady site visitors flows”.
