In the year in which the biggest project in its history began - the renewal of the entire fleet, Croatia Airlines, the Croatian national airline and member of the Star Alliance, celebrated last night in Zagreb 35th anniversary of the foundation.
Guests of the Croatian Parliament, the Government of the Republic of Croatia, representatives of international aviation associations and organizations, many of the company's business partners from the country and abroad, and the company's employees headed by the President of the Management Board, Jasmin, participated in the special ceremony, which was held in the company's technical center at the Zagreb airport. Bajić.
Jasmin Bajić, president of the board of Croatia Airlines, in his address to the audience, returned to the history of the Croatian airline company, which began on August 7, 1989, when Zagreb Airlines dd (Zagal), an air transport company, was entered in the register of the Commercial Court in Zagreb. Zagal started operating in December of the same year, providing the service of transporting postal items, and on July 23, 1990, it changed its name to Croatia Airlines dd and became the national airline for the transportation of passengers, goods and mail.
Passenger transport began on May 5, 1991, when the first flight in domestic traffic was made on the leased plane MD-82 on the route Zagreb - Split. A year later, on April 5, 1992, the company made its first international flight (Zagreb - Frankfurt), which began connecting Croatia with Europe and the world.
"We recently marked these parts of our history symbolically because we made the first domestic and international commercial flight with the new Airbus A220-300 on these very lines. Believing in the strength of our wings and the expertise of our employees, and with the support of our owner, the Government of the Republic of Croatia, over the past 35 years, every mile has taken us a mile further, and by carefully planning and listening to the needs and demands of the market and our passengers, we have strengthened our presence around the world." , He said