Croatia to consider 'air bridges' with neighboring countries

In Belgrade

"It will be the return of the 1970s. Holidaymakers will drive eight to nine hours, rather than flying, to be able to better manage contacts with others," predicts a hotel management expert, Zoran Pejovic, of the historic city of Split, on the Adriatic coast. This is the optimistic scenario that Croatia wants to believe in, suggesting a semblance of a tourist season. Knowing that the sector represents more than 25% of the Croatian GNP, and that 80% of the visitors are foreigners, the stake is considerable.

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There are reasons to hope that the disaster is not complete. First of all, the test of the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be crossed rather honorably by Croatia. Out of 4 million inhabitants, 1,981 cases have been confirmed, 321 patients are hospitalized and 50 people have died. "Our goal to prevent the spread of contamination has been reached, and before many other countries," said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej

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