ZAGREB (Croatia), January 12 (SeeNews) – Emirates announced on Thursday that it will further expand its European network with the introduction of a daily flight from Dubai to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, from June 1.
The new southeast European destination will be served by an Emirates Boeing 777-300 aircraft, the only wide-body service operating to and from Zagreb, the Dubai-based airline said in a statement.
“Emirates has had a commercial presence in Croatia since 2003, so to launch full operations is a natural progression", Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ executive vice president and chief commercial officer, is quoted as saying.
"We are also committed to our contribution to growing the trade and tourism flows between Croatia and Dubai, as well as encouraging incoming tourism from the Middle East and Asia Pacific, where Emirates operates 45 destinations,” he added.
Passengers from Zagreb will also have the option to travel onward from Dubai to Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, Maldives, Seychelles and Sri Lanka, the air carrier noted.
Emirates’ daily 777 service will also offer up to 16 tonnes of cargo per flight, opening up access to more global markets for Croatian exports.
Zagreb and Dubai were previously linked via Flydubai, which suspended the service in November.