Croatia Airlines becomes fifth A220‑100 operator with 127‑seat ex‑Air Lease 9A‑CAO 'Dubrovnik'

Croatia Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220‑100, registration 9A‑CAO "Dubrovnik", leased from Air Lease and ferried from Montreal to Zagreb. The jet is configured with 127 seats — the highest‑density A220‑100 in operation — making Croatia the fifth carrier to operate the smaller A220 variant.

Discovered 2025-09-30T07:05:07.645893-07:00 | 2025-09-30T07:05:07.645893-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Adds a high‑density A220: Croatia’s 127‑seat A220‑100 (9A‑CAO) is the world’s highest‑density example of the type and makes the carrier the fifth operator of the A220‑100, directly increasing short/medium‑haul capacity.
Delivered via leasing and set against ongoing programme dynamics: the handover from Air Lease underscores lessors’ role in rapid fleet renewal while Airbus manages production and delivery challenges; see the A220 programme’s delivery and supply‑chain context (https://hype.aero/?story=d08f1bfe-f596-4758-809a-72fe59b72637) and the US assembly ramp milestone (https://hype.aero/?story=3590ff03-8bc4-4da1-ba58-405e29b7002f).
Reflects a broader market trend toward higher‑density single‑aisle configurations as carriers optimise unit capacity, a pattern also evident in recent high‑density A321neo deliveries (https://hype.aero/?story=7b40f2c9-a054-4457-9fd8-1bfddb2bd810).

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