MIAT Mongolian Airlines

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MIAT Mongolian Airlines, is Mongolia's national airline, based in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. It operates a comprehensive domestic route network and international scheduled services from its main base at Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN).

History

MIAT - Mongolian Airlines was formed in 1956 and was known at different times as, Air Mongol or Mongolian Airlines. It started with the help of Aeroflot, MIAT first started flights in July 1956 using an Antonov An-2 from Ulaanbaatar to Irkutsk although the airline also used Soviet-built DC-3s (Li-2s) for flights to international destinations like Beijing and Moscow. During the 1960s and 1970s the airline equipped with Antonov An-24 and 26 twin turboprops and the Chinese Yunshuji Y-12 commuter airliner. Tupolev Tu-154 jets were introduced in the late 1970s. By 1992 MIAT had acquired a Boeing 727-200 jet from Korean Air with one more following in 1994. The Boeing 727 jets were later discharged. An Airbus A310 and Boeing 737 were later acquired by MIAT. Later on in 2003 through 2005 MIAT's Antonov fleet was discharged because they were over their warranty, which led to the creation of Aero Mongolia. It is a fully state owned airline and has a total of 1034 employees.

Destinations

• Mongolia (Operated by Aero Mongolia)
• *Altai
• *Arvagkheer
• *Baruun
• *Dalanzadgad
• *Hovd
• *Hovd Bulgan
• *Murun
• *Tosontzengel
• *Ulgll
• *Ulaanbaatar - Chinggis Khaan International Airport
• *Ulaangom
• *Uliastai
• Japan
• *Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
• *Tokyo (Narita International Airport)
• South Korea
• *Seoul (Incheon International Airport)
• Russia
• *Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport)
• *Irkutsk (Irkutsk International Airport)
• China
• *Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
• Germany
• *Berlin (Tegel International Airport)
• Italy
• *Milan (Malpensa International Airport)

Fleet

The MIAT Mongolian fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2005):

• 1 Airbus A310-300
• 1 Boeing 737-800

Former Fleet

MIAT has operated a variety of aircraft types, including:

• Antonov 2
• Ilyushin Il-14
• Antonov 24
• Antonov 26
• Antonov 30
• Tupolev 154
• Mi-8
• Boeing 727-200

External links

• [MIAT Mongolian Airlines]
• [MIAT Mongolian Airlines Jet Fleet Detail]
• [MIAT Mongolian Airlines Passenger Opinions]

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