Croatia Airlines announced on Tuesday it had discontinued Zagreb-Rome-Zagreb flights until the end of the month, in order to protect the general health in Croatia.
As of Tuesday, Croatia Airlines is applying adjusted regulations and procedures for all international passengers who bought tickets for flights until March 31, and passengers who intend to do so, the airline said.
The temporary suspension of flights to and from Rome, Croatia Airlines’ only Italian destination, is in line with the latest decision of Croatia’s national civil protection authority on a mandatory two-week quarantine for all foreigners coming to Croatia from Italy, while self-isolation is ordered for Croatian citizens.
The measure was also prompted by the Italian government’s decision to declare a quarantine for the whole country because of the coronavirus outbreak.
“As of January 23rd this year, the company has been continuously monitoring and accepting the recommendations of the Croatian Institute of Public Health, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency, Star Alliance, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and other competent institutions and authorities in Croatia and abroad concerning the current situation regarding the coronavirus,” the airline said in a press release.
The company continuously informs its employees about all current information and new findings regarding the coronavirus and in early February, additional protective equipment was distributed to all employees who come into direct contact with passengers in their everyday work, they added.
The company’s operating manuals prescribe procedures and processes for detecting infectious disease in crew or passengers, and also has access to aircraft disinfectants and disinfection agents, when needed.
Croatia Airlines is continuing with scheduled flights to all other European destinations and, if needed, will adjust operations to ensure the protection of the health of passengers, staff and Croatia’s entire population, they said.
