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Founded | 15 December 2004 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 23 October 2011 | ||||||
Operating bases | Dubrovnik Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Split Airport Zagreb Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 44 | ||||||
Parent company | Atlantska Plovidba | ||||||
Headquarters | Dubrovnik, Croatia | ||||||
Key people | Zeno Singer (MD) | ||||||
Website | www.dubrovnikairline.com |
Dubrovnik Airline Limited was a Croatian charter airline, [1] based in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It operated tourist charter flights from Europe and Israel to holiday destinations in Croatia. Its main base was Dubrovnik Airport. [2]
The airline was officially launched on 15 December 2004 by Croatian shipping company Atlantska Plovidba. It started operations in 2005. In 2006, Dubrovnik Airline carried 380,000 passengers while the first seven months of 2007, saw it transport 360,000 passengers. [3] The airline was loss making since 2009 and ceased all operations on 23 October 2011 after defaulting on its debts thus declaring bankruptcy. [4]
Dubrovnik Airline served the following destinations (at October 2011):
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