May 6, 2021 – The 30th anniversary of Croatia Airlines’ first passenger flight was celebrated at Split Airport on Wednesday.

Croatian Aviation reports that Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of Croatia Airlines’ first passenger flight. The first commercial flight under the designation of the Croatian National Airline was made on May 5, 1991, on the Zagreb – Split route and established regular air traffic in Croatia and the dream of a Croatian airline.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the first flight, all passengers on Croatia Airlines flight OU652 Zagreb – Split yesterday afternoon received a free domestic round-trip ticket of their choice.

After the Dash 8-Q400 aircraft (registration number 9A-CQB) landed at Split Airport, a ceremony was held in which Slaven Žabo, Croatia Airlines Director of Commercial Affairs, thanked all passengers for their trust over the past thirty years and underlined how the quality of service and flight safety will continue to be priorities in the activities of the company.

At the place where the company’s first passengers arrived three decades ago, the importance of the Croatian national carrier in terms of traffic and economy was underlined:

“Croatia Airlines has been providing continuous domestic connections between Croatian cities and regions with regular domestic flights for 30 years, and at the same time, we provide passengers with year-round connection to the world through a network of international flights. . Under extraordinary circumstances, the company never stopped flying, which confirmed that it is a strategic part of the Croatian transport infrastructure and that it strongly contributes to the quality of the Croatian tourism product ”, said said Slaven Žabo.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the first commercial flight, Croatia Airlines is running a special campaign from May 6 to Wednesday 12, during which passengers will be offered a 30% discount on flights to all of the airline’s domestic and international destinations. . The 30% discount can be achieved when purchasing tickets and applies to travel in June, while the return can be achieved by the end of this year. The condition for obtaining a 30% discount is the entry of a special promotional code when booking and purchasing airline tickets, which will be available today. The discount applies to the fare, while airport taxes and other charges remain the same.

The company said in a statement: “It is important to point out that Croatia Airlines plans to further expand its network of flights from Zagreb and the Adriatic to European capitals during the summer months, after which passengers will be offered trips to 18 European and 7 Croatian destinations.

Regular international flights are scheduled from Zagreb to 14 European destinations – Amsterdam, Athens, Vienna, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, London, Munich, Paris, Rome (via Split), Sarajevo, Skopje and Zurich.

Split Airport is expected to be connected to a total of 12 foreign destinations during the summer season. A new feature is a seasonal flight between Split – Prague, on Saturdays, from the end of June to mid-September. Round-trip air tickets on this route are available at a promotional price of 139 euros. In addition to Prague, Croatia Airlines planes are expected to connect Split with Vienna, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, London, Lyon, Munich, Paris, Rome and Zurich.

In addition, direct flights from Dubrovnik to Athens, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Rome and Zurich and from Rijeka to Munich are planned.

To ensure connectivity and firmly support the tourism product of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia Airlines plans to offer more than 80,000 seats per month on flights from European destinations to Croatia during the summer season. In cooperation with many tour operators, more than 200 (extraordinary) charter flights are planned. Austria, Italy, Ireland, Israel and Scandinavia.

Air connections to Croatia will continue to be provided by regular domestic flights between the airports of Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Osijek, Zadar, Brač and Pula, at all times and on all flights, with maximum attention to the passenger safety and respecting the rules of the art. current epidemiological measures, concludes the press release of the Croatian national airline.

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