Random Airline of The Week: Mongolian Airlines
There are literally hundreds of different airlines operating scheduled passenger services around the world. Most people, if they are lucky, will only get to fly a small handful. This series looks to show-off the lesser known airlines, past and present.
Mongolian Airlines
August 27 (FlymeFunky) Not to be confused with the similarly named flag carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines, this airline was founded in September 2011 and runs domestic and international services with its fleet of four aircraft. Two Fokker F50s are used domestically in an all economy configuration, while two Airbus A319s are used to shuttle passengers between Ulan Bator and Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai.
Mongolian Airlines revived their name with the purchase of an oldAntonov AN-2 and has absorbed the history of the aircraft as its own, proudly proclaiming on the side of their aircraft that they have been operating since 1956.
Mongolia Airlines also runs an 'in town check in' for those passengers travelling from Hong Kong where baggage can be checked and tickets issued in both Kowloon and Hong Kong Central Station. Due to the limited services and that its first revenue flight was not until January 2012 service quality and in flight experience are an unknown factor, though they are used sometimes by the Mongolian President when he is travelling domestically, so one would think they are not too bad.
Has anyone flown domestically in Mongolia? I am a fan of the purple livery but what do you think about it?
Mongolian Airlines
August 27 (FlymeFunky) Not to be confused with the similarly named flag carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines, this airline was founded in September 2011 and runs domestic and international services with its fleet of four aircraft. Two Fokker F50s are used domestically in an all economy configuration, while two Airbus A319s are used to shuttle passengers between Ulan Bator and Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai.
Mongolian Airlines revived their name with the purchase of an oldAntonov AN-2 and has absorbed the history of the aircraft as its own, proudly proclaiming on the side of their aircraft that they have been operating since 1956.
Mongolia Airlines also runs an 'in town check in' for those passengers travelling from Hong Kong where baggage can be checked and tickets issued in both Kowloon and Hong Kong Central Station. Due to the limited services and that its first revenue flight was not until January 2012 service quality and in flight experience are an unknown factor, though they are used sometimes by the Mongolian President when he is travelling domestically, so one would think they are not too bad.
Has anyone flown domestically in Mongolia? I am a fan of the purple livery but what do you think about it?
You can check out the story and the pictures via http://flymefunky.com/2012/08/random-airline-of-the-week-mongolian-airlines/
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