I have just read one started in the south and was successfully put out yesterday
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Thank you Delboy for your quick reply!
Hi, are there any other tour operators flying to Kavala from UK next year.
Well TUI are flying as far as I know but not Thomas Cook who appear to have pulled out
Also Sunvil may be going but they would use TUI planes
TUI ARE SO EXPENSIVE FOR FLIGHT ONLY
Yes I know Wendy but the threads âspanner in the worksâ & âThassos 2020â in the community section tells you of the only other options available
Yep Wendy, the threads that Del mentions, we have been looking at other options. We are stuck with TUI or big journey.
Well after a 5 year gap,we are returning to Thassos next year.
We will be flying into Thessaloniki and driving to Keramoti, then staying for 14 nights in Skala Panagia.
Counting down the days already 
Hi Adrian,
long time no hear, yes you teamed up with another couple on your past visits. I think you will notice some changes between your gap years as we did this year. I did a trip report of it to try and show some of them.
We went earlier but found it quite busy.
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Hi we have traveled to Kavala via Thessalonika, I found it much cheaper and didnât mind the journey. The motor way is very quiet. Only problem is no one wants to drive.
Hi Wendy that is where the hoteliers seem to be missing a trick in not running a coach down from Thessalonika and back on a weekend. Not sure of the cost but a travel ticket included for each of 50 passengers would bring more revenue to the island. Which if successful could expand.
People doing it independently would be paying the hotelier far more than what any package companies pay them
I agree del, and much less stressful !
Maybe now thomas cook arenât flying they might consider it. However I think they will still do ok for tourists with other Europeans so might not bother.
IMO the Island needs to think outside the box to open it up to the Western side but if they are happy with the situation then it wonât change. Tavernas would also benefit from more people eating out. Not sure if the Germans get better flights into Kavala than we do
Itâs such a shame, we stay independently but its too expensive with TUI. I hope in the future another company will fly there. We have been going to Thassos since the 90âs and iâm really upset to think we wonât be going next year.
Wendy Iâve been like a kid whose had her toys taken away since I found out 
Hi every one
I have been travelling to Thassos for many years independent
I have been looking read for next year and there is a way to get direct to Kavala which I shall be trying next year
Aegean Airlines run flights direct to Kavala regularly it does take 8 hours but it does save the drive from Thessaloniki
Checking flights for September costs listed on line are less than half the cost that Tui are quoting
This is what I shall be trying raven with the one stop in the flight
Got to be worth a try
See you all there
Rob7853
Where do they fly from direct as I can only find indirect flights from Stansted & Heathrow
Hi Adrian
As far as I know only indirect flights are available probably via Athens which is why the flight time is stated as 8 hours in total
I still think this is a reasonable compromise which still gets you to Kavala at a reasonable price which will avoid the long journey from Thessaloniki we have also been informed that car hire insurance could be considerably hirer as the are hotting up on vehicles being taken off the main land
I am pretty sure that this is the route that I shall be taking unless other airlines come to light as I just canât see me paying Tui prices to get to our favourite destination
Will keep looking at all possibilities though
Hi Rob,
The flights via Athens are mentioned in the âSpanner in the worksâ thread. Augie reported they are reasonable in winter but hike up the price in the summer season.