Aero Mongolia ( mn, Аэро Монголиа) is one of the three national airlines of

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. Its head office is on the third floor of

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. It operates domestic flights to eleven destinations, and also operates international scheduled services to

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, and to

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. Its main base is

Chinggis Khaan International Airport Chinggis Khaan International Airport,, also referred to as New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, , is an international airport located in the Khöshig Valley of Sergelen, Töv, Mongolia, 52 km south of the capital Ulaanbaatar and 20& ...

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) and operates flights for two destinations internationally, and twelve destinations domestically via its own three

Fokker 50 The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as an improved version of the successful Fokker F27 Friendship. The Fokker 60 is a stretched freighter version of the Fokker 50. Both aircraft were manufactured and supported by Dutch airc ...

aircraft and two

Fokker 100 The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, an ...

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):

Fleet

Current fleet

The Aero Mongolia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2021):

Former fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft: * 4

* 2

(2005-2011)

Frequent flyer program

SKYMILES is the

frequent-flyer program A frequent-flyer program (American English) or frequent-flyer programme (British English) is a loyalty program offered by an airline. Many airlines have frequent-flyer programs designed to encourage airline customers enrolled in the 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 temporarily after the airline failed safety checks. 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..mongolnews.mn
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. 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.

References

External links

Official website
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