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Vanilla Sky (airline)

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Vanilla Sky
Founded2008
Operating basesNatakhtari Airport
Focus citiesBatumi, Kutaisi, Mestia
Destinations5
HeadquartersTbilisi, Georgia
Websitevanillasky.ge

Vanilla Sky (also known as Service Air or AK-Air Georgia) is a privately-owned airline headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia and based at Natakhtari. It was founded in 2008. The airline is part of "Service Air" Company, a subsidiary of Vanilla Sky International Tour Operator. Flights are subsidized by the state to increase mobility and tourism in Georgia with US$5.3 million as the reported amount that the airline was offered by the Georgian Airport Union.[1][2]

Destinations

As of April 2019, Vanilla Sky serves the following scheduled destinations with additional charter services being on offer:[citation needed]

Fleet

As of May 2020, Vanilla Sky (Service Air and AK-Air Georgia) operates the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Vanilla Sky fleet
Aircraft In service Registration Passengers Notes
Let L-410 UVP-E 1 4L-LSA 19 Operated on flights to Mestia, Ambrolauri and Kutaisi[3]
Embraer 120 1 4L-ESA 30 Operated on the Tbilisi-Batumi route[3]
Total 2

Vanilla Sky previously operated a different Let L-410 (OK-PRH) on Mestia routes.[4] The flight plan is regularly updated on the airline's Facebook page.[5]

References

  1. ^ nuca (2017-05-09). "Aviation Development Starts in Georgia". CBW.ge. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. ^ "Cost of Tbilisi-Batumi Ticket will be 90 GEL on ServiceAir Flight - CBW.ge". cbw.ge. Retrieved 2019-04-09.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b "How to fly to Mestia from Natakhtari (Tbilisi) and Kutaisi". Travel Surf Repeat. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  4. ^ "Direct flights to Mestia launches tomorrow". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  5. ^ "Vanilla Sky". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.