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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]
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]
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 |
As of May 2015, the Air Croatia fleet consists of the following aircraft: [1]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ||||
| Total | — |
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