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]
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Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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Hubs | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Skymiles | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Parent company | Monnis Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ||||||
Key people | Bilegsaikhan.J CEO | ||||||
Website | https://www.aeromongolia.mn |
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.
As of August 2019, Aero Mongolia operated the following services (including domestic charter):[3]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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China | Hohhot | Hohhot Baita International Airport | Terminated | |
Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | |||
Ürümqi | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport | Terminated | ||
Mongolia | Altai | Altai Airport | ||
Dalanzadgad | Dalanzadgad Airport | |||
Khovd | Khovd Airport | |||
Mörön | Mörön Airport | |||
Ölgii | Ölgii Airport | |||
Ovoot | Ovoot Airport | |||
Oyu Tolgoi | Khanbumbat Airport | |||
Tavan Tolgoi | Tavan Tolgoi Airport | |||
Ulaanbaatar | Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport | Hub | ||
Ulaangom | Ulaangom Airport | |||
Russia | Irkutsk | Irkutsk International Airport | ||
South Korea | Cheongju | Cheongju International Airport | Terminated | |
The Aero Mongolia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2021):[4][5]
Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes | |||||||||
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C | Y | Total | ||||||||||
Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | TBA | |||||||||
Embraer ERJ 145LR | 2 | — | — | 50 | 50 | — | 2 | TBA | ||||
Total | 3 | 2 |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
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.
On 31 October 2007, Mongolian aviation authorities suspended Aero Mongolia flights temporarily 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 temporarily suspended from January to May, 2009 due to the Mongolian Civil Aviation's doubt of flight safety.[7]
On 29 March 2012, a flight from Oyu Tolgoi mine to Ulaanbaatar had an accident. The preliminary cause was a sudden gust of wind, which pushed the plane off the runway during takeoff. Although no one was seriously injured, the airplane suffered engine damage along with a broken propeller due to hitting the runway lights. The case is still under investigation.[citation needed]
On 30 March 2012, Aero Mongolia Fokker 50 aircraft Reg. JU-8257, a during takeoff roll in Oyutolgoi Airport, skidded off the runway and the right engine propeller was separated due to colliding with the side runway lights. The aircraft was written off due to severe damage. There were no fatalities and no injuries.[citation needed]
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