Croatia Airlines introduces onboard Wi-Fi and product upgrade
Croatia Airlines’ new Airbus A220 fleet will have Wi-Fi, as well as other product improvements, the carrier confirmed. According to AvioRadar, the company will install Wi-Fi on its two A220-100 and four A220-300 jets, which will be delivered early next year and throughout 2025. The carrier plans to eventually replace its entire fleet with A220s, with a further six will be delivered in 2025 and 2026. Croatia Airlines A220 passengers will be able to enjoy broadband services on their Wi-Fi/WLAN-enabled devices including smartphones, tablets and laptops, which will allow them to write e-mails, surf the Internet and social media updates while in flight.
The carrier will feature its own digital content that will be accessible to passengers via the airline’s app, accessible while in the air. Passengers on Croatia Airlines’ A220 aircraft will also enjoy an improved hard product. Its A220-100s will have a capacity for 127 passengers, while the A220-300s will welcome 148 customers in a two-by-three seat layout. Each seat will have USB A and USB C ports, as well as holders for smartphones and tablets. The spacious overhead compartments of the aircraft, the largest for a jet of its size, will allow each passenger to accommodate one roll-on bag. The president of the airline’s management, Jasmin Bajić, recently pointed out: “We are continuously working to improve the quality of our service.”
With the arrival of the A220, Croatia Airlines is introducing in-flight connectivity for the first time in more than thirty years of operation. Within the former Yugoslavia, Air Serbia previously provided in-flight wireless internet on its narrow-body and wide-body Airbus fleet until 2020, when the service was quietly phased out. The Serbian carrier introduced in-flight Wi-Fi in 2015 and also launched its own streaming service called Elevate Play, which allowed passengers to watch movies, TV shows and listen to music albums via an app on their smart devices while flying on A319s and A320s. This service has also been discontinued in the meantime.