June 1 (SeeNews) - Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said it will operate a record-high 46 routes to and from Croatia's Adriatic town of Zadar this summer, including six new ones, and almost 120 weekly flights.
Ryanair celebrates its 15th year of operating in Zadar by launching six new routes - to Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Helsinki, Liverpool, Sofia and Turin, the company said in a press release on Tuesday.
Ryanair will add a third aircraft at Zadar base as of the middle of June, with its overall investment of some $300 million (280 million euro) in its fleet there will enable the company to create 90 jobs directly in air transport and indirectly 700 jobs in Zadar, it added.
Tourism is a key industry for the Croatian economy, contributing around fifth of the country's GDP.
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