Croatia has seen its tourism profile rise in the past few years and SkyGreece Airlines will be offering Canadian travellers the only direct flight to Zagreb from Toronto.
There were more than 220 passengers on board the first direct flight from Toronto to Zagreb.
The plane on the Toronto-Zagreb route will be Boeing 767-300ER which can carry up to 274 passengers. This season, namely until mid-October, flights from Toronto will take place every Monday while flights from Zagreb will take place every Wednesday.
Croatian Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin expressed satisfaction with the launching of the new flight underlining the importance of the direct flight from Croatia to Canada.