Croatia Airlines welcomes eighth Airbus A220 and continues fleet renewal

Croatia Airlines welcomed its eighth new Airbus A220-100 aircraft in Zagreb today, with a capacity of 127 seats. The newest aircraft has the registration number 9A-CAQ and is named Pula, and like all previous new aircraft used to renew the existing fleet, it arrived directly from the Airbus factory in Mirabel, Canada.

The Croatian national airline is entering the summer season with eight new Airbus A220 aircraft, flying on 55 international scheduled routes.

President of the Management Board of Croatia Airlines Jasmin Bajić stated that the arrival of the eighth new Airbus A220 aircraft is another important step in the implementation of the entire fleet renewal project, the largest development project in the decades-long history of Croatia Airlines:

"The arrival of each new aircraft is a special moment for us because it marks concrete progress in the renewal of the fleet, and thus in the further development of the company, but also of Croatian tourism and the economy in general. With eight new aircraft in the fleet, we enter the summer season operationally stronger, and the modern and more efficient Airbus A220 aircraft enable us to further strengthen our network of international routes, increase the quality of service for our passengers, and develop the national airline more sustainably and competitively in the long term."

Traffic Director and Captain Davor Mišić, who, together with Captain Zoran Viljac, brought the new aircraft to Croatia, emphasized that it is an extremely modern and technologically advanced aircraft that provides pilots with a different flying experience:

"Thanks to its performance and equipment, the Airbus A220-100 is particularly suitable for operations in more demanding weather conditions and at airports with more demanding operating conditions, such as, for example, London City or Florence airports. Interestingly, the Airbus A220-100 has the largest number of seats compared to all aircraft operating at the aforementioned airports. The new fleet, when soon complete, will further improve Croatia Airlines' daily operations."

As part of the renewal of the entire fleet, the largest project in the thirty-seven-year history of Croatia Airlines, six new Airbus A220-300 aircraft with 149 seats and two Airbus A220-100 aircraft with 127 seats have been delivered to the national airline so far.

Six more Airbus A220-300 aircraft are expected to be delivered by the end of this year, and the entire fleet renewal project should be completed in 2027, when Croatia Airlines' fleet will have a total of 15 new A220 aircraft, of which 13 will be A220-300s and two A220-100s.