Air Croatia (Zagreb) has once more deferred its planned launch date this time until March 2015. According to EX-YU Aviation News, the carrier has struggled to attract adequate sales for its Zagreb to Prague and Rome Fiumicino routes which were to have started on December 18.

“The interest for flights before March 1 is really low and 80% of our bookings are after this date, which is why we have postponed until March 1, in order not to lose too much money during January and February by flying empty planes,” the carrier said.

Flights would have operated on-board an EMB-170 leased from Estonian Air (OV, Tallinn Lennart Meri).

Air Croatia had planned to launch in Summer this year using an A319-100 leased from CSA Czech Airlines (OK, Prague) only to defer those plans on the back of poor uptake.

ch-aviation.com

Air Croatia ritarda nuovamente l’inizio dei voli spostandoli al marzo 2015. I voli dovevano essere attivati dal 18 Dicembre ma non sembra essere stata trovata adeguata massa critica. Secondo la compagnia aerea le vendite sarebbero con volumi importanti solo dal primo marzo in poi. Le operazioni sarebbero state effettuate con un aereo EMB170 della Estonian Air, gennaio e febbraio sarebbero stati riportati come mesi che attualmente secondo le vendite i voli avrebbero volato vuoti. La compagnia già doveva partire nell’estate scorsa con A319 CSA.