Vanilla Sky Airlines
Vanilla Sky (also known as Service Air or AK-Air Georgia) is a privately owned airline headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia and based at Natakhtari, that was founded in 2008. The airline is part of "Service Air" Company, subsidiary of Vanilla Sky International Tour Operator. Flights are subsidised 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]
Founded | 2008 |
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Operating bases | Natakhtari Airport |
Focus cities | Batumi, Kutaisi, Mestia |
Destinations | 5 |
Headquarters | Georgia, Tbilisi |
Website | vanillasky.ge |
Destinations
As of April 2019, Vanilla Sky serves the following scheduled destinations with additional charter services being on offer:
- Ambrolauri - Ambrolauri Airport
- Batumi – Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport
- Kutaisi - David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport
- Mestia - Queen Tamar Airport
- Tbilisi / Natakhtari - Natakhtari Airfield
Fleet
As of May 2020, Vanilla Sky (Service Air and AK-Air Georgia) operates the following aircraft:
Aircraft | In Service | Registration | Passengers | Notes |
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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] |
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
- nuca (2017-05-09). "Aviation Development Starts in Georgia". CBW.ge. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- "Cost of Tbilisi-Batumi Ticket will be 90 GEL on ServiceAir Flight - CBW.ge". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- "How to fly to Mestia from Natakhtari (Tbilisi) and Kutaisi". Travel Surf Repeat. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- "Direct flights to Mestia launches tomorrow". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- "Vanilla Sky". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.