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Dubrovnik Airport’s efforts to extend its season beyond the summer are gaining momentum, with Austrian Airlines becoming the latest carrier to prolong its operations into part of the winter. Despite the recent setback of Turkish Airlines downgrading its year-round operations between Istanbul and the coastal city to summer seasonal, fellow Star Alliance member Austrian Airlines plans to maintain operations in both November and December. Following the start of the 2025/26 winter season on October 26, Austrian will operate two weekly flights between Vienna and Dubrovnik, utilising its 120-seat Embraer E195 aircraft. Services will conclude on December 27, after which they will resume on March 29, 2026.
Austrian Airlines will compete directly against Ryanair, which maintains flights between Vienna and Dubrovnik throughout the year. The opening of the budget carrier’s base in the coastal city last year was contingent on the airport management’s requirement for year-round operations. “We are delighted by Ryanair’s impact, especially in the pre-season and the post-season period. During our negotiations with Ryanair, we emphasised the importance of winter flights, and we successfully secured three routes – London, Vienna, and Brussels – each operating twice per week. If these prove successful, we plan to expand services next winter”, Dubrovnik Airport’s CEO, Viktor Ṧober, said last year.
Recently, Lufthansa’s leisure subsidiary Discover Airlines announced the upgrade of its seasonal flights between Frankfurt and Dubrovnik to year-round operations. During the upcoming 2025/26 winter season, Discover Airlines plans to serve the coastal city three times per week. Other airlines that will operate into Dubrovnik over the winter, or at least one portion of the season, include Croatia Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines, while Iberia, easyJet, Aer Lingus and British Airways have extended their services into November. At this stage, further changes remain possible.
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