Croatia "key destination" for Air Transat
Air Transat has said the Croatian market will continue to form an integral part of its destination network in the years to come after announcing that the company would be put up for sale. The airline will resume its seasonal services between Toronto and Zagreb in two weeks time. "Croatia remains a key destination for Transat, and in view of the interest shown by Canadian travellers in the summer of 2018 and its potential for tourism development, we will add another connection to Zagreb from Toronto, for a total of three direct flights per week", the company said. It added, "The flights will take place on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at the height of the season. Customers in Montreal and Vancouver may also benefit from a connection via Toronto from this additional third flight to Croatia. The third link will also offer Zagreb to Calgary customers via a roundtrip connection to Toronto".
The new third weekly service will launch on June 20. All flights will be operated by the Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The last rotation of the season from Toronto is scheduled to take place on October 29. Air Transat initially planned to introduce a one weekly service between Toronto and Split this summer as well, however, it cancelled the planned route in February. "For commercial and operational reasons, Air Transat has made the decision to cancel its planned operations in Split", the airline said. As to whether or not the proposed flights could launch in 2020, the carrier noted, "We continually analyse and re-evaluate the market and our roads, based on a variety of factors, to optimize our operations".
Air Transat and Air Canada Rouge, which maintain seasonal services to Zagreb, have contributed to a boom in travel between Canada and Croatia. "Further growth in travel is expected from Canada to Croatia at around 20% per year. Estimates are based on the recovery of the Canadian economy, the strong contribution of nonstop flights linking Toronto with Zagreb, and general growth in interest for travel to Croatia”, Ina Rodin from the Croatian National Tourist Board said. Earlier this week, Transat said it is in preliminary talks regarding the possible sale of the company. It noted that talks were underway with more than one party regarding a potential transaction following expressions of interest it received. Talks are at a preliminary stage and there are no assurances that any transaction will take place.
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