Who owns Croatia Airlines?
Croatia Airlines is owned by Croatia Airlines d.d. (Croatia, ZSE: CRAL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Croatia Airlines Consolidated and Separate Annual Report for 2024, Croatia Airlines d.d. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Croatia Airlines d.d. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇭🇷 Croatia, Zagreb
- Origin
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Founded
- 1989
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- ZSE: CRAL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines is the national airline of Croatia, founded in 1989 according to its 2024 annual report, which also notes its first international flight from Zagreb to Frankfurt in 1992. It is a member of the Star Alliance and has been introducing Airbus A220-300 aircraft, the first of which flew its first commercial international service on the Zagreb to Frankfurt route in 2024. The Republic of Croatia owns 99.159% of its shares.
Ownership timeline of Croatia Airlines
- Current owner Croatia Airlines [1] reported
Where Croatia Airlines sits in Croatia Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Croatia Airlines ownership tree →
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About the owner: Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, founded in 1989. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as ZSE: CRAL.
Croatian national airline company, a joint-stock company with its head office in Zagreb. Its 2024 annual report says it is majority-owned by the state: the Republic of Croatia held 99.159% of the shares at 31 December 2024, and the shares are traded on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. The report states the company was founded in 1989. Its subsidiaries are the travel agency Obzor putovanja d.o.o. and Amadeus Croatia d.d., neither of which is an airline.
Croatia Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines and other Croatian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 29 brands that began in Croatia. 2 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Croatia Airlines is not one of them.
- Jadrolinija — Jadrolinija 🇭🇷
- Arivera Fruit — Fortenova Group 🇭🇷
- Bajadera — Kraš 🇭🇷
- Boom Box — Atlantic Grupa 🇭🇷
- Dolcela — Podravka 🇭🇷
- INA — MOL Group 🇭🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Croatia Airlines?
The parent company of Croatia Airlines is Croatia Airlines d.d., a publicly listed company headquartered in Croatia.
Is Croatia Airlines Croatian?
Yes. Croatia Airlines originated in Croatia in 1989 and its owner, Croatia Airlines d.d., is also headquartered in Croatia.
Is Croatia Airlines still owned by Croatia Airlines d.d.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Croatia Airlines is still owned by Croatia Airlines d.d. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Croatia Airlines Consolidated and Separate Annual Report for 2024 — Croatia Airlines d.d., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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