The airport said in a press release the new route will be operated on BAE RJ85 aircrafts with a capacity of 96 seats.

The flight to Thessaloniki will be operated each Thursday between June 15 and September 28, 2017.

The Cluj airport’s summer program includes tourist flights to nine destinations, in two countries: Greece (Zakynthos, Rhodes, Corfu, Heraklion, Thessaloniki, Skiathos, Chania, Santorini) and Turkey (Antalya).

The Cluj airport the second largest in Romania by passenger traffic , after Bucharest’s “Henri Coanda”. The airport estimates this year’s traffic at 2.7-3 million passengers.