Croatia is set to handle four long-haul transcontinental services this coming summer, with Air Transat scheduling a one-off flight from Montreal.
The Canadian carrier plans to operate the same number of flights between Toronto and Zagreb as last year. Services will resume on May 9 with one weekly frequency, increasing to three weekly rotations during June, July, August and most of September, before tapering to two and then one weekly service, concluding on October 10. In total, Air Transat will operate 53 flights in each direction on the route.
In addition, the airline has scheduled a one-off service between Montreal and Zagreb, departing on June 16, with the return flight planned for June 26. While the service is not available for booking, it has been loaded into the Global Distribution System as flights TS212/213 and will be operated by an Airbus A330-200.
United will headline Croatia’s long-haul growth this year. The carrier is set to inaugurate seasonal flights between Newark and Split on April 30, operating three times per week with its premium-heavy 167-seat Boeing 767-400ER aircraft. A total of 56 flights are scheduled in each direction, with the service concluding on September 6.
In addition, United will resume its seasonal Newark – Dubrovnik route on April 30. The service will operate daily throughout May, June, July, August and most of September, before being reduced to four weekly rotations in October, concluding on October 23. Overall, the airline will maintain the same level of capacity as last summer, operating 124 departures in each direction on the route.
Finally, South Korea’s T’Way Air, which will rebrand to Trinity Airways during the second half of the year, plans to restore seasonal operations between Seoul and Zagreb this summer. The carrier is yet to put tickets on sale, however, in a statement to EX-YU Aviation News, the airline said, “At the moment, we are planning to resume the service this year, however, the sales schedule has not yet been finalised and is subject to change”.
