Croatia Airlines extends key routes, launches new winter schedule

Croatian national carrier Croatia Airlines (CA) has published its 2025/2026 winter flight schedule, featuring a 7.7% increase in the number of flights compared to the previous winter season, CE Report quotes HINA.

The schedule will be in effect from 26 October 2025 to 28 March 2026 and includes the extension of several seasonal routes into the winter months: Zagreb – Berlin (Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays), Zagreb – Stockholm (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays), Zagreb – Barcelona (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays), Split – Istanbul (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays), Dubrovnik – Frankfurt (Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays), Dubrovnik – Rome (Thursdays, Sundays).

Additionally, Rijeka, Osijek, and Zadar will continue to have regular connections to Munich.

In total, the winter schedule includes 27 international routes, connecting six Croatian airports with 17 foreign destinations, alongside domestic flights linking Zagreb with Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, and Zadar, as well as services from Pula and Zadar.

Croatia Airlines plans to operate 9,811 flights, offering 1,184,020 seats, representing a 21% increase in seat capacity compared to last winter.

The airline stated that this schedule reflects the company’s transition into a new development phase, marked by the modernisation of its fleet. The new Airbus A220 aircraft is already in service and is described as setting a new standard of comfort and safety in Croatian air transport.