February the 21st, 2025 – Unwelcome news for Scandinavian travellers to Dalmatia as Norwegian plans to terminate its flights which currently connect the cities of Zadar and Oslo.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Norwegian is cancelling its seasonal summer flights between Oslo and Zadar. The carrier otherwise operated a two-week rotation on the route last year.
less interest in croatia from norwegian tourists?
As a result of the Norwegian decision to terminate its flight between Zadar and Oslo, that Dalmatian city will lose its connection to the Norwegian capital. No other airline will fly to the city. The airline will continue to operate between Copenhagen and Zadar during the summer months of July and August, with the service shortened by a month compared to last year, reports Ex-Yu Aviation News.
Some observers have also attributed the move made by the Norwegian air carrier to the reduced interest of Norwegian tourists in Croatia this season.
Zadar Airport otherwise recently announced that it plans introduce five new destinations this year, including Bari, Bratislava, Rome, Lyon and Zurich, bringing the total to 77 routes to more than 50 European destinations directly from Zadar.
However, this year will be challenging and last year’s growth is unlikely to be repeated. Zadar Airport stood out with the largest increase in passenger traffic throughout 2024 among all Croatian airports. It saw an impressive rise of 30 percent, transporting just over 1.5 million passengers.
“This year, we don’t really expect such a large increase as we had in previous years, when we had a 30% rise. That said, we do expect an increase of about five percent, and we’d be satisfied with that. Taking into account the works we’re facing in this year, that suits us,” stated the director of Zadar Airport, Josip Klišmanić.
a bright future for zadar airport
However, the future of Zadar Airport seems very good indeed, because investments are underway that should ensure long-term growth and development.
This year, a capital investment is being made to expand passenger departures in the passenger terminal, which is also the first phase of the expansion of the passenger terminal itself and the path to a new building. This will significantly increase Zadar Airport’s overall capacity next year, and it will be able to accommodate more passengers, so it is realistic to expect traffic above two million passengers going forward.
