ZAGREB, May 4, 2018 - A Croatia Airlines plane landed at Mostar airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday evening, marking the introduction of direct Mostar-Zagreb flights.
Croatian Transport Minister Oleg Butković was aboard and said the flights connected the two friendly countries and provided a better connection with Europe and the rest of the world.
Croatia Airlines will fly between Zagreb and Mostar throughout the year on Thursdays and Sundays, and between Mostar and Zagreb on Fridays and Mondays.
"Connecting Mostar and Zagreb represents the connecting of two friendly countries and good neighbours, Croatia and BiH," Butković told reporters in Mostar, adding that the flights were also expected to help the economic development of the Mostar area.
"Connecting Zagreb and Mostar in one hour makes it possible to connect not just the two town but also to connect them with Europe and the world as many flights take off from Zagreb's Franjo Tuđman Airport. This way we are making it possible for a large number of tourists to arrive here in Mostar, Međugorje, this beautiful part of BiH," said Butković.
As of mid-May, Mostar will have direct Eurowings flights to and from Stuttgart, Germany on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
