OREANDA-NEWS. From June 5, 2017 Ellinair launched scheduled flights from Saint Petersburg to the Greek city of Kavala. With the new direct service travelers can now enjoy a comfortable journey to one of the most beautiful Greek islands — Thasos located in Aegean Sea.

The planes to Kavala (Boeing 737-400) will take off from Pulkovo airport every 11 days. Time of travel is 3 hours 30 minutes.

Ellinair performs scheduled flights from St. Petersburg airport since 2016. Before that, the airline only operated charter programs from LED. In 2016, Ellinair provided services to 29,000 passengers at Pulkovo, demonstrating a 75% increase YOY. During 2016, Ellinair operated scheduled flights to 4 destinations from Pulkovo Airport: Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Zakynthos, and Corfu.