New Terminal for Zadar Airport as Croatian Airports See Growth

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March the 17th, 2026 – A brand new terminal for Zadar Airport will soon be a reality as all Croatian airports see January growth. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sinisa Malus writes, airports across Croatia served 365,000 passengers in January, which is an encouraging 8.8% increase compared to that same month last year. The vast majority of these … Read more

Croatian Airports Served Almost 14 Million Tourists in 2025

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February the 12th, 2026 – Croatian airports served almost 14 million tourists throughout 2025, with Zagreb Airport firmly in first place. As Sinisa Malus/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the number of passengers served at Croatian airports increased last year to 13.99 million, representative of a 7% increase compared to 2024, the Central Bureau of Statistics recently announced. … Read more

New Direct Zurich-Rijeka Flights Launching in 2026

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October the 30th, 2025 – Exciting news for Kvarner as new direct Zurich-Rijeka flights are launching in July 2026. As Ex Yu Aviation writes, new direct Zurich-Rijeka flights are set to launch next summer as Rijeka Airport eyes more of the Croatian air traffic spotlight. These two cities will be connected by two weekly flights … Read more

10 Million Passengers in Croatian Airports So Far in 2025

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October the 16th, 2025 – There have been a massive 10 million passengers processed across all Croatian airports so far in 2025, showcasing this country’s huge tourist flows, particularly during summer. As Sinisa Malus/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, during the first eight months of 2025, there were just over 10 million passengers recorded as passing through all … Read more

Croatian Airport Traffic Beating Pre-Pandemic Records

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November the 15th, 2024 – Fantastic news for tourism as Croatian airport traffic continues to beat pre-pandemic records. The only one to record a minus was Rijeka, while Zadar has shone. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Brnic writes, Croatian airport traffic is shining, and this year, they’ll achieve record results. According to data from the Central Bureau … Read more

Ryanair to Croatia 2024: 116 Destinations to 7 Airports… So Far

December 10, 2023 – It was the first budget airline in 2007, and Ryanair to Croatia in 2024 looks set to be the busiest yet. I fondly remember the arrival of Ryanair to Croatia some 16 years ago. Prior to the Irish airline’s arrival to Zadar (from memory, this included demining the airport), my shoulder … Read more

Croatian Airports Enjoy Higher Traffic in 2023 Than 2022

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November the 16th, 2023 – All Croatian airports enjoyed more traffic throughout the first nine months of 2023, as well as in September, when compared to 2022 and specifically to September 2022. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, significantly more passengers were recorded being processed through all Croatian airports this year than in the same period back … Read more

Croatian Airports July Stats Up, Except One

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September 19, 2023 – Of the nine Croatian airports, only the one in Rijeka had fewer passengers in July than in July 2022. The highest number of passengers passed through Split airport, 742.8 thousand, which is 37 percent in total of all airports in July. Data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (CBS) also show … Read more

Croatian Airports Seeing More Passengers

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June 20, 2023 – In April this year, Split Airport served almost 156,000 passengers, or 18.5 percent more than in the same month last year, followed by airports with far fewer passengers. Croatian airports started their summer flight schedule in April and worked according to Schengen rules for the first time. They recorded 23 percent … Read more

Croatian Returnee Reflections: Nadia Milevcic, from Buenos Aires to Rijeka

My name is Nadia Milevčić, I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and I am 27 years old. My relationship with Croatia was always very strong because four of my great-grandparents were Croatian and went to Argentina in the 1920s. They did not meet in Croatia but in Argentina, where they made a family. My … Read more