Low cost assault on Croatia

easyJet to face-off with Croatia Airlines in 2010

Croatia Airlines will be in direct competition with the low cost giant easyJet on its prised seasonal summer flights from Split as well as flights from Dubrovnik. The low cost airline will launch new services from Split to Amsterdam, Basel, Berlin and Rome. It will be competing directly with Croatia Airlines on the Amsterdam – Split service. easyJet will also launch flights from Rome to Dubrovnik, once again being in direct competition with Croatia’s national carrier. Croatia Airlines operated flights from Split to Berlin this summer but the route is uncertain for 2010 with the arrival of easyJet. All of easyJet’s flights will commence in June and July of 2010.

Meanwhile, ČSA Czech Airlines will launch seasonal summer services to Dubrovnik from Prague. The national Czech carrier will operate 2 weekly flights while it will resume services from Prague to Split. Iberia will also make its presence felt in Dubrovnik this summer with the launch of new seasonal flights from Bilbao. The Spanish flag carrier will also resume summer services from Madrid and Valencia to Dubrovnik.

Finally, Ryanair will introduce a new service from Zadar to Oslo-Rygge Airport. Flights will operate twice per week.

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