Editing Croatia (section)

==== Aviation ====
There are [[international airport]]s in [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]], [[Osijek Airport|Osijek]], [[Pula Airport|Pula]], [[Rijeka Airport|Rijeka]], [[Split Airport|Split]], [[Zadar Airport|Zadar]], and [[Zagreb International Airport|Zagreb]].<ref name="MMPI-Airports">{{cite web|publisher=[[Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia)]]|url=http://www.mppi.hr/default.aspx?id=675|title=Air transport|access-date=10 October 2011|archive-date=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703104330/http://www.mppi.hr/default.aspx?id=675|url-status=dead}}</ref> The largest and busiest is [[Zagreb Airport|Franjo Tuđman Airport]] in Zagreb.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Meštrović|first=Damjan|date=2018|title=Utjecaj izgradnje novog terminala na poslovanje Zračne luke Franjo Tuđman|url=https://www.bib.irb.hr/972752|language=hr}}</ref> In July 2024, the airline took delivery of its first [[Airbus A220|Airbus A220-300]] aircraft, marking the beginning of a transition to a more modern and efficient fleet.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Croatia Airlines takes delivery of its first A220 in new livery {{!}} Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-07-croatia-airlines-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a220-in-new-livery |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.airbus.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-30 |title=Croatia Airlines takes delivery of its first A220 in new livery {{!}} Airbus |url=https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2024-07-croatia-airlines-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a220-in-new-livery |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=aircraft.airbus.com |language=en}}</ref> This initiative includes the acquisition of 13 A220-300 and two [[Airbus A220|A220-100]] aircraft, aiming to enhance operational efficiency with 25% lower fuel consumption and reduced emissions.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> As of 2024, [[Croatia Airlines]] expanded its international network by introducing direct flights from [[Zagreb]] to [[Tirana]], [[Berlin]], and [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Luke |date=2024-03-07 |title=Croatia Airlines reveals 2024 expansion plans and new routes |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/croatia-airlines-summer-2024-routes |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.aerotime.aero |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, the airline launched services connecting [[Hamburg]] to Zagreb starting 1 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sommerflugplan : Neue Ziele ab Hamburg liegen vor allem im Osten - WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article255803710/Sommerflugplan-Neue-Ziele-ab-Hamburg-liegen-vor-allem-im-Osten.html |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=DIE WELT |language=de}}</ref>