Croatia recorded sturdy passenger progress on routes to Spain throughout the January – Could interval, with most site visitors originating from Zagreb. Over the 5 months, 4 airways operated flights between the 2 nations, with Ryanair main the market, adopted by Iberia, Vueling and Croatia Airways. From Zagreb, seven Spanish locations have been served: Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Girona, Alicante, Malaga, and Lanzarote. Moreover, Cut up and Dubrovnik every maintained companies to Madrid and Barcelona. In whole, 141.304 passengers travelled between Croatia and Spain throughout the first 5 months of the 12 months, marking a 21.4% improve, or an extra 24.917 travellers in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
Two-way passenger site visitors between Croatia and Spain, January – Could 2025

Ryanair has been the primary driver of passenger progress between Croatia and Spain, largely as a result of enlargement of its community from Zagreb. In 2024, the airline launched three new routes from the Croatian capital to Spain – Palma de Mallorca, Alicante and Girona. This enlargement has impacted the efficiency of the Zagreb – Madrid service, as travellers now have direct entry to a few of Spain’s hottest leisure locations with out the necessity to switch via Iberia’s hub. Ryanair registered a mean cabin load issue of over 90% on 4 of its 5 routes between Zagreb and Spain throughout the first 5 months of the 12 months. The low price airline noticed common a great deal of 93.4% on the Malaga route, 92.2% on the Palma service, 91.9% on the Alicante flights, 91.3% on its Lanzarote rotations and 80.3% on its Girona flights.
Croatia Airways launched flights between Zagreb and Madrid final week
Croatia’s connectivity with Spain is about to increase additional this summer season. Iberia is extending its seasonal Madrid – Zagreb service by an extra month, working via to November. Final week, Croatia Airways launched a brand new seasonal route between the 2 capitals, with three weekly flights operating till the top of October. Moreover, between late June and mid-July, Croatia Airways is working constitution companies between Zagreb and Girona, complementing Ryanair’s scheduled flights on the identical route.
