Vanilla Sky (airline)

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Vanilla Sky
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Founded2008
Operating bases Natakhtari Airport
Focus cities Batumi, Kutaisi, Mestia
Destinations5
Headquarters Tbilisi, Georgia
Website vanillasky.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]

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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
AircraftIn serviceRegistrationPassengersNotes
Let L-410 UVP-E 14L-LSA19Operated on flights to Mestia,Ambrolauri and Kutaisi [3]
Embraer 120 14L-ESA30Operated on the Tbilisi-Batumi route [3]
Total2

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]

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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. 1 2 "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.