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FEATURE<br />
MONGOLIA<br />
The MIAT<br />
Mongolian Airlines<br />
headquarters at the<br />
airport is fronted by<br />
an Antonov An-2,<br />
MONGOL-258.<br />
Hunnu Air’s pair<br />
of Airbus A319-112s,<br />
including JU-8888<br />
(c/n 1706), have<br />
been returned to<br />
the lessor, meaning<br />
the airline has had<br />
to reduce its route<br />
network.<br />
Historic<br />
Mongolian leaders<br />
are exhibited on<br />
the terminal wall,<br />
reflecting the<br />
importance they<br />
still have in the<br />
country today.<br />
at the same time.<br />
Arriving passengers use the lower level<br />
of the terminal and, after picking up their<br />
bags and clearing customs and immigration,<br />
proceed outside where buses and taxis<br />
await. The only way into the city is by<br />
car or bus. Depending on traffic (which<br />
can be quite congested), the trip can take<br />
anywhere between 30 and 90 minutes.<br />
Airlines<br />
State-owned carrier MIAT Mongolian<br />
Airlines dominates at ULN and connects<br />
Ulaanbaatar to various Asian hubs –<br />
including Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong<br />
Kong – with its fleet of Boeing 737-800s and<br />
767-300s. An Antonov An-2 sits in front of<br />
its head office, just across the street from<br />
the terminal.<br />
Late last year the carrier launched a new,<br />
twice-weekly link to Singapore/Changi via<br />
Beijing. It has also served Berlin for many<br />
years, usually via Moscow/Sheremetyevo,<br />
catering to the demand of the many<br />
Mongolians living in both cities as well as<br />
increasing numbers of German tourists.<br />
MIAT also runs a seasonal summer route to<br />
Frankfurt, flown non-stop by a 767-300 twice<br />
a week. The route has been a significant<br />
addition as Frankfurt is one of Europe’s<br />
largest hubs, offering onward connections<br />
around the world. The carrier also runs<br />
charter flights to destinations in Japan, such<br />
as Shizuoka and Tokyo/Haneda, Pyongyang<br />
in North Korea, the South Korean island of<br />
Jeju, Vietnam and Myanmar.<br />
International carriers at ULN include<br />
Air China, with a daily flight from Beijing;<br />
Aeroflot, daily from Moscow; Korean Air,<br />
six times a week from Seoul; and Turkish<br />
Airlines, three times a week from Istanbul<br />
(since 2012) with an intermediate stop in<br />
68 airports of the world
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