Vanilla Sky (airline)

Not to be confused with Vanilla Air.

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]

Vanilla Sky

Founded	2008
Operating bases	Natakhtari Airport
Focus cities	Batumi, Kutaisi, Mestia
Destinations	5
Headquarters	Tbilisi, Georgia
Website	vanillasky.ge

Destinations

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

• Georgia
  • 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:^{[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]