September 23 (SeeNews) - State-controlled flag carrier Croatia Airlines [ZSE: CRAL] said on Thursday it would launch direct flights connecting Osijek to Germany's Munich, aiming to create preconditions for development of tourism in eastern Croatia.
“Regular international flights on the Osijek – Munich line will be launched for the first time in the history of the company and they are planned from November 15, 2021 to January 14, 2022, twice a week, on Monday and Friday,” the company said in a statement.
It will operate the flights with Dash 8-Q400 aircraft with 76 seats.
Osijek, with a population of 108,000, is the fourth largest city in Croatia and the economic and cultural centre of the country's eastern region of Slavonia.
“We are happy to enable to the population of Slavonia during the winter direct air connection with the German market, respectively flights to an important European hub, through which they could travel across the world,” Croatia Airlines' CEO Jasmin Bajic said in the statement.
Croatia Airlines' shares traded at 17.50 kuna ($$2.7/2.3 euro) on Thursday afternoon on the Zagreb bourse, up 26.81% compared to their closing price on September 17 when they last traded.
(1 euro=7.494 Croatian kuna)