September 4, 2020 – The latest news for flights to Croatia with as Qatar Airways cancels Zagreb once again.
Croatian Aviation reports that Qatar Airways has again canceled flights on the Doha – Zagreb route in the next two weeks, just as it was in July and August this year.
Just a few days after we learned about the percentage of canceled flights on the Doha – Zagreb route, new bad news followed – Qatar Airways has canceled all flights on this route until September 19 this year.
On September 2, the company operated a flight on this route and due to low demand, canceled all planned flights until September 19 this year. The Qatar Airways Doha – Zagreb line primarily serves a large number of tourists from Asia who use it to come to Croatia in the summer season (but also outside it). It is already generally known that there are no passengers from the Asian market this year, and due to its favorable prices and numerous destinations, Qatar was also the choice of many Croatian and Slovenian citizens for trips to distant destinations, but few choose such trips today.
It is for these reasons that Qatar Airways is unable to achieve a satisfactory charge of its aircraft on this route which ultimately leads to frequent cancellations. As has been stated several times, the companies generally adjust their flight schedule in the period from 2 to 3 weeks in advance, so Qatar Airways did the same, canceling all scheduled flights on this route in the next two weeks.
The question is whether Qatar will return to Zagreb this fall and winter. If in July, August and September they cannot achieve a satisfactory load factor (percentage of occupancy of the passenger cabin), then it is almost certain that this will not be possible in the months ahead, when the average occupancy on the line is already lower than summer months.
If Qatar Airways decides to maintain this route anyway, one thing is for sure – numerous cancellations of individual flights will continue, as has been the case so far. And until when? Until the recovery of the market, which will certainly not happen in the months ahead.
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