Aero Mongolia
Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport, which houses the head office of Aero Mongolia
IATA ICAO Callsign
M0 MNG AERO MONGOLIA
Founded2002
HubsChinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN)
Frequent-flyer programSkymiles
Fleet size3
Destinations12
Parent companyMonnis Group
HeadquartersBuyant-Ukhaa International Airport, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Key peopleChuluunbaatar Baz (ceo)
Websitehttps://www.aeromongolia.mn

Aero Mongolia (Mongolian: Аэро Монголиа) is one of the three national airlines of Mongolia. Its head office is on the third floor of Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport in Ulaanbaatar.[1] It operates domestic flights to eleven destinations, and also operates international scheduled services to Irkutsk, Russia, and to Hohhot, China. Its main base is Chinggis Khaan International Airport.[2]

History

The airline was established in 2001 and performed its first flight domestically on May 25, 2003. Today, it has over 140 employees (as of December 2014)[2] and operates flights for two destinations internationally, and twelve destinations domestically via its own three Fokker 50 aircraft and two Fokker 100 aircraft. It received its first Fokker 50 in May 2003 and its first Fokker 100 in January 2006. By merging with Monnis Group in June 2007, Aero Mongolia took numerous actions to strengthen its management, to stabilize financial capability and to ensure flight safety.

Destinations

As of August 2019, Aero Mongolia operated the following services (including domestic charter):[3]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ChinaHohhotHohhot Baita International Airport
TianjinTianjin Binhai International Airport
ÜrümqiÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport
JapanTokyoNarita International Airport
MongoliaAltaiAltai Airport
DalanzadgadDalanzadgad Airport
KhovdKhovd Airport
MörönMörön Airport
ÖlgiiÖlgii Airport
OvootOvoot Airport
Oyu TolgoiKhanbumbat Airport
Tavan TolgoiTavan Tolgoi Airport
UlaanbaatarBuyant-Ukhaa International AirportTerminated
Chinggis Khaan International AirportHub
UlaangomUlaangom Airport
RussiaIrkutskIrkutsk International Airport
South KoreaCheongjuCheongju International AirportTerminated
SeoulIncheon International Airport
VietnamHanoiNoi Bai International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

Aero Mongolia Fokker 50, at Mörön Airport, 2006

The Aero Mongolia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):[4][5]

Aero Mongolia fleet
Aircraft In service Order Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 2 TBA
Embraer ERJ 145LR 2 2 50 50
Total 4 2

Former fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

Frequent flyer program

SKYMILES is the frequent-flyer program of Aero Mongolia. "SKYMILES" also refers to the bonus card which Aero Mongolia's frequent flyers are given. The program enables passengers to collect 10 tugriks (MNT) from each km they fly. Savings will be automatically calculated (based on flight distance) and collected to passenger’s bonus card. Passengers can make use of their savings whenever they want.

Incidents and accidents

On 31 October 2007, Mongolian aviation authorities suspended Aero Mongolia flights after the airline failed safety checks.[6] In the first quarter of 2008, Aero Mongolia received the license to fly on domestic routes.

The airline's operations were suspended from January to May 2009 due to the Mongolian Civil Aviation's doubt of flight safety.[7]

On 30 March 2012, Aero Mongolia Fokker 50 aircraft Reg. JU-8257, during takeoff roll in Oyutolgoi Airport, skidded off the runway and the right engine propeller was damaged due to colliding with the side runway lights. The aircraft was written off due to severe damage. There were no fatalities and no injuries.

See also

References

  1. "Ulanbator Archived 2019-04-07 at the Wayback Machine." Aero Mongolia. Retrieved on 21 September 2011. "Express Tower, 5th floor, 1st khoroo, Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar" - Address in Mongolian : "Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал, Улаанбаатар 34, ш/х-105"
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 46.
  3. "AeroMongolia.mn". www.aeromongolia.mn. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 21.
  5. "Aero Mongolia Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. "Aero Mongolia flights stopped". Ulan Bator Post. 2007-11-01. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  7. .mongolnews.mn Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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