One of the leading European airlines, Irelands Ryanair, will introduce 12 international flights from Zagreb to cities in eight countries and in autumn it will open a base in Zagreb, the airlines and Zagreb International Airports senior officials said at an online press conference Today.

That will be the first low budget airline at Zagreb International Airport (MZLZ).

Expressing their satisfaction with the deal, Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson and MZLZ Management Board President Huseyin Bahadir Bedir said they considered cooperation between Ryanair and MZLZ important.

Ryanair will operate flights from Zagreb to Brussels, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Memmingen, Milan, Rome, Podgorica, Oslo (Trop), Gothenburg, Paris and London, with flights to Brussels and Milan starting as of July already.



From June to September, Ryanair will fly to Zagreb from Bergamo and Milan and as of September all flights will be based in Zagreb.

We are excited that we are adding Zagreb airport to our network of 240 airports in 40 countries around the world and we bring the lowest prices, said Wilson, disclosing that the company was investing $200 million in Zagreb and that the Zagreb base would create 60 jobs.

He believes in the commercial success of flights from Zagreb which will be connected with large cities in Europe with 36 flights a week. In 2022 the company could introduce more flights, which should contribute to the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Air transport and airports and tourism have been strongly affected by the pandemic and we believe that this will contribute to recovery and tourism as new flights are being introduced, Bedir said, adding that all security and health safety measures were implemented for passengers and employees at the airport.

Ryanair also announced an action on the occasion of their arrival.

"Croatian consumers can now book summer holidays at even lower prices, with the possibility of using Ryanairs free flight change fee if plans change. In celebration, Ryanair has launched the sale of seats at prices of only 151 HRK for travel until the end of March 2022. , which must be booked by Thursday, April 1st, at midnight on the Ryanair.com website, "they write.



Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said today:

"We are delighted to have launched a new Croatian base that represents an investment worth 200 million dolars in Zagreb. This development will create over 60 direct new jobs and this summer we will offer our Croatian customers many attractive European destinations, including popular destinations such as Rome, Milan, Paris and London.

Keeping in mind that restrictions due to covid-19 change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved vacation, knowing that if they need to postpone or change the travel date, they can do so up to twice with a free flight change fee until the end of October 2021.

Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac also expressed her satisfaction with Ryanair announcements. She said that in preparation for the tourist season, Croatia is taking systematic care of all epidemiological segments in order to meet all safety and health conditions for the stay and arrival of tourists.

"The possibility of crossing the state border with the presentation of a negative PCR test or antigen tests approved in the EU, a certificate of covid recovery or vaccination certificate, are new steps towards creating all the necessary preconditions for Croatia to have a more successful tourist season and more welcome tourists," she said.

Brnjac assessed that announcements of Ryanair for Croatia this year are a continuation of many years of successful cooperation with that carrier, whose planes will fly not only to Zagreb and Zadar, but also to Split, Dubrovnik and Pula.

She also mentioned the project for safe stay in Croatia "Safe stay in Croatia", which is also marked by Zadar Airport, as well as many providers of tourism services in Zadar County.