MNG Airlines
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Founded | February 1996 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | November 1997 | ||||||
Hubs | Istanbul Airport | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Solinair | ||||||
Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Destinations | 19 | ||||||
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
Key people | Mehmet Nazif Günal, Founder | ||||||
Website | mngairlines.com |
MNG Airlines is a Turkish cargo airline headquartered in Istanbul based at Istanbul Airport.[1]
History[]
The airline was established by Mehmet Nazif Günal in 1997 and started operations on 30 November 1997. Transatlantic services began in 1998 with a flight from Frankfurt to Toronto, followed by scheduled services to the USA on 8 November 1998. In mid-2002 passenger operations were added. In 2005 MNG won an award from Airbus for 100% reliability on the 30-year-old Airbus A300. On February 6, 2006 MNG ceased all passenger flights. Only cargo flights are being continued.[2] In 2008, MNG Airlines acquired Slovenian cargo company Solinair.
In 2020, MNG began the operation of its twice-weekly freighter service linking Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) in Germany and John F. Kennedy International (JFK) in New York. The new flight is an expansion of the carrier's routes flown from CGN, which include flights to Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL) on behalf of Air France, and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) for its own operations.[3]
Destinations[]
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MNG Airlines operates scheduled and charter services within the Middle East and to the Far East, United States and European destinations. It operated scheduled freighter services to the following destinations as of July 2013:[4]
Africa[]
Libya
- Tripoli – Mitiga International Airport
Tunisia
Algeria
- Algiers - Houari Boumediene Airport
- Oran - Ahmed Ben Bella Airport
Asia[]
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
- Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport
Israel
- Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion Airport
Pakistan
- Karachi - Jinnah International Airport
- Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi International Airport
- Dubai - Al Maktoum International Airport
Europe[]
Croatia
- Zagreb – Zagreb Airport
France
- Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany
- Cologne – Cologne/Bonn Airport
- Leipzig – Leipzig/Halle Airport
- Munich – Munich Airport
Netherlands
- Amsterdam – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Turkey
- Istanbul – Istanbul Airport (Hub)
United Kingdom
- London – London Luton Airport
North America[]
United States
- New York City - John F. Kennedy International Airport[5]
Fleet[]
As of October 2021, the MNG Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft:[6]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Cargo Capacity | Notes |
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Airbus A300-600RF | 4 | — | 47,000 kg | |
Airbus A330-200F[7] | 1 | – | 68,000 kg | |
Airbus A330-300F | 2 | — | 62,000 kg Converted P2F | |
Total | 7 | – |
References[]
- ^ "MNG Airlines". linkedin.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MNG Airlines Services". mngairlines.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Toczauer, Chelsea (2018-12-07). "MNG Airlines expands freighter services between CGN, JFK". AIRCARGOWORLD.COM. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "MNG schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ "MNG Airlines met Airbus A330-300P2F van Keulen naar New York". 24 November 2021.
- ^ "MNG Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ 30 August 2012. "MNG Airlines takes delivery of its first A330-200F | Airbus News & Events" (Press release). Airbus.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
External links[]
Media related to MNG Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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