Skygreece Airlines (Athens) is planning to start direct flights between Croatia and Canada with effect from Summer next year Croatian business daily Poslovni Dnevnik has reported.

The twice weekly flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman to Toronto Pearson are scheduled to run from June 22 until October 15 and will operate on-board a B767-300(ER).

Croatia's Tourism Board plans to target the country's sizeable expatriate community resident in Canada.