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| Founded | February 1996; 29 years ago (February 1996) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 30 November 1997; 27 years ago (30 November 1997) | ||||||
| Hubs | Istanbul Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Solinair | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 19 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Mehmet Nazif Günal, founder | ||||||
| Website | mngairlines.com | ||||||
MNG Airlines is a Turkishcargo andpassengercharterairline headquartered inIstanbul based atIstanbul Airport.[1]
The airline was established byMehmet Nazif Günal in 1997 and started operations on 30 November 1997. Transatlantic services began in 1998 with a flight fromFrankfurt toToronto, followed by scheduled services to the United States 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. In 2006, MNG ceased all passenger flights with cargo only flights are being continued.[2] In 2008, MNG Airlines acquired the Slovenian cargo companySolinair.[3]
In 2020, MNG began the operation of its twice-weekly freighter service linkingCologne Bonn Airport (CGN) in Germany andJohn F. Kennedy International (JFK) in New York. The new flight is an expansion of the carrier's routes flown from CGN, which include flights toIstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL) on behalf ofAir France, and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) for its own operations.[4]
On Aug 09, 2023, MNG Airlines (MNGA) Cancels New York Stock Exchange Listing.[5]
Ghita Holding (member ofAbu Dhabi's IHC mega-group) acquired a 44 percent stake in MNG Havayollari ve Tasimacilik A.S. (commonly known as ‘MNG Airlines’) for $211.2 million.[6]
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MNG Airlines operates scheduled and charter services within Europe, and to Asia and North America destinations. It operated scheduled freighter services to the following destinations as of July 2013:[7]
Algeria
Libya
Tunisia
Bahrain
Iraq
Israel
Pakistan
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
China
Croatia
France
Germany
Netherlands
Turkey
United Kingdom
United StatesAs of August 2025[update], MNG Airlines operates the following aircraft:[10]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
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| Airbus A300-600RF | 1 | — | |
| Airbus A321-200/P2F | 2 | — | |
| Airbus A330-200F | 2 | — | |
| Airbus A330-300/P2F | 4 | — | |
| Airbus A350F | — | 2 | [11] |
| Total | 9 | 2 |
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