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SMARTWINGS INTRODUCES FLIGHTS FROM WARSAW AND KATOWICE TO SPLIT IN S2020

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Smartwings (QS), Czech low-cost airline, will introduce services from Warsaw and Katowice to Split in S2020.  Photo 1. Smartwings Boeing 737-800. Source: Flickr . Under Creative Commons license. Service from Katowice will run three times a week, each Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Incoming flight will depart Katowice at 11:50 and land in Split at 13:25 from where the return flight will take off at 14:15 and land in Katowice at 15:50. Flights will be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft.  Service from Warsaw will run three times a week, each Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Incoming flight will depart Warsaw at 12:45 and land in Split at 14:40 from where the return flight will take off at 15:30 and land in Warsaw at 17:15. Flights will be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft. 
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MAJOR CROATIAN AIRPORTS HANDLE +11M PASSENGERS IN 2019

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The 2019 business was very beneficial for Croatian airports in  terms of new routes and the increase of passenger numbers. Split Airport completed its new terminal building which enables it to further increase its services, Dubrovnik became the first Croatian airport to have a direct connection with United States thanks to the direct flights to Philadelphia operated by American Airlines, while Zadar Airport has seen the biggest expansion in terms of new routes thanks to new rotations operated by Ryanair.  Photo 1. Split Airport new terminal ©Aviation Wingman. All rights reserved. Major Croatian airports have handled more than 11 million passengers in 2019. A total of 910.476 passengers were added to 6 major Croatian airports, with Zadar Airport having the highest growth rate of 32.66% in comparison to 2018 passenger statistics.  Image 1. Distribution of passengers in major Croatian airports in 2019. Highest actual number of passengers was added by Dub...
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LUFTHANSA TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ZAGREB FLIGHTS

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Lufthansa (LH), flag carrier of Germany and member of Star Alliance, will temporarily suspend flights between Frankfurt and Zagreb due to COVID-19 pandemics. Airline will suspend total of 68 flights to and from Zagreb.  Photo 1. Lufthansa Airbus A320. Source: Flickr . Under Creative Commons license. Lufthansa has operated 14 weekly flights (double daily) between Frankfurt International and Zagreb International airports. Due to the pandemics of COVID-19 during the week between March 8 and March 14, Lufthansa has cut service from 14 to 2 weekly flights. Between March 15 and March 28, service will be suspended due to the pandemics of COVID-19 that provoked lack of demand for international flights.  Lufthansa has cancelled around 28.000 flights from both hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. For now, Lufthansa services between Munich and Zagreb remain unaffected.  During the second half of March 2020, Croatia Airlines will be the sole operator on the route betwe...
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