Croatian Aviation reports that from the start of its summer flight schedule, Austrian national carrier Austrian Airlines will again operate to 3 Croatian airports from its base in Vienna; to Dubrovnik, Split, and Zagreb!
A spokeswoman for the airline confirmed the flight schedule for March and April. Whereas the number of weekly flights for the rest of the summer months has not yet been defined, the airline will define the flight schedule for the rest of the summer season in the next two weeks.
With the first day of the summer flight schedule (March 28), Austrian will renew three routes to Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik airports.
The Vienna – Dubrovnik – Vienna line will also begin operating from March 28, and in March, it will also operate on Tuesday, March 30.
Within the first week of April, two flights have been announced (Thursday and Friday, April 1 and 2); three flights can be found in the second week (additionally on Sundays). From the third week of April, the airline will have 4 flights a week to Dubrovnik, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
By the end of April, Austrian will operate 17 return flights between Dubrovnik and Vienna, using various aircraft types from its fleet (DashQ400, Embraer 195, Airbus 319, and Airbus 320), with A319 aircraft operating on most flights. 4,664 seats are on offer between Dubrovnik and Vienna till the end of April.
The same number of flights, 17 of them, was announced on the Vienna – Split – Vienna route. The company will gradually enhance the number of weekly operations, just as in Dubrovnik, offering 4 flights a week every week from mid-April, also on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Concerning the line to Dubrovnik, larger aircraft (mainly A320) will operate to Split, so the number of offered seats between Split and Vienna is significantly larger than the other two lines to Croatia. A total of 5,400 seats between the two cities are at present available on the market.
It’s currently possible to buy tickets for a direct flight to Zadar Airport from May 1. Still, Austrian Airlines has not but defined its flight schedule from May to September, so it’s advised you wait another 10 days when the flight schedule for the peak of the summer season should be confirmed.
The return of Austrian Airlines is important news for the three mentioned Croatian airports. Although it is a smaller number of flights than in 2019, Austrian will offer an enviable number of flights to Croatia in the pre-season given the current situation. Namely, within the stated period of only one month, a total of more than 15 thousand seats are available on the flights of this well-known airline.
