Croatia Airlines handled 329.481 passengers during the first quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 2.3% on the same period last year, or an additional 7.545 travellers. The figure is still 4.7% behind its pre-pandemic 2019 performance, when it welcomed 345.800 customers over the first three months of the year. The airline’s average cabin load factor stood at 59.9%, up 0.2 points on 2024, but still down 8.7 points on 2019. A total of 6.813 block hours were logged across 5.232 flights, representing a 1% decrease in both flight numbers and block hours compared to the same period in 2024. During the first quarter, the Croatian flag carrier served a total of thirteen international and five domestic destinations.
Croatia Airlines welcomed 240.308 passengers on international services, an increase of 2.3% compared to last year. Its average cabin load factor on international flights amounted to 59.9%, up 0.1 points. Domestic flights accounted for 88.226 travellers, an improvement of 3.1% on the first quarter of 2024. Loads amounted to 63.5% on intra-Croatia flights, up 1.6 points. The airline transported 947 passengers on charter services, representing a decrease of 30.2%, although this segment made up only 1% of Croatia Airlines’ operations. During Q1 2025, the carrier uplifted 3% less cargo than last year.
Croatia Airlines is betting on more meaningful growth over the summer season, during which it will introduce five new routes and increase frequencies on a number of services. During the peak of summer, the flag carrier will connect Croatia with 28 international destinations across 29 European airports, operating a total of 52 scheduled international routes. The airline is expanding its international network by launching new routes from Zagreb to Milan, Prague, Bucharest, Madrid and Hamburg. Frequencies on existing services will also be increased from Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik. Over the course of the summer season, more than 18.800 flights are planned, an 8% increase compared to summer 2024. Croatia Airlines is offering over 2.29 million seats during the summer, marking a 15% rise year-on-year.
