Croatia Airlines has just got delivered its first of the 13 ordered Airbus A220-300. It also wares Croatia’s new livery. This livery should be added as the airline is transitioning into a sole A220 operator and it could be a great edition in IF!
Croatia Airlines Ltd. is the flag carrier of Croatia. Its headquarters are in Buzin near Zagreb, the capital, and operates domestic and international services mainly to European destinations. Its main hub is Zagreb International Airport with focus cities being Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar. Since November 2004, the airline has been a member of Star Alliance.
About The Aircraft
The A220-300 is the largest variant with a 38.71 m (127 ft) long fuselage or 3.7 m (12 ft) longer than A220-100 and can carry between 120 and 160 passengers over a distance of 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi). The former CS300 had its maiden flight on 27 February 2015, and the first delivery to airBaltic, the type launch operator, in November 2016.
As Croat,great news,today they deliver 1 plane and in next 3 years 12more planes,all current dash q400 and airbus fleet will be replaced with A220 in next 3 years
The aircraft entered in commercial service today (6th of August) with a quick vice-versa between Zagreb and Split. From now on it will serve other destinations within the network of Croatia Airlines.