According to the latest forecasts from Croatia Airlines 2016 should be a year of growth for the Croatian national airline. The expectations are that this year passenger numbers should increase by around 6 percent, which would mean that the airline has seen an increase in passengers over the past four years.

By the end of 2016 Croatia Airlines hopes to have carried 1.97 million passengers, an increase of 6 percent over 2015. If these expectations are correct then the national airline will record its best ever year, the busiest until now was 2012 when it transported 1.95 million passengers. The airline hopes to hit these heady heights with the introduction of many new flights, including new lines from the capital Zagreb to Prague, Milan and Lisbon.

The airline has also given a promise to introduce new flights from Dubrovnik this year, more importantly through the winter months, with three flights a week to Frankfurt in the pipeline. In a statement the airline said that “The expansion of the European network of destinations has been enabled by the successful completion of Croatia Airlines' restructuring program in 2015, which concluded the company's obligation to operate with a reduced market capacity. This way, the company will be even stronger in contributing to the development of Croatia's tourism potential and the Croatian economy, and further strengthen its position as a regional leader.”