MIAT Mongolian Airlines
State flag carrier
Mongolia's national flag carrier: a 100 percent state-owned entity operating out of Chinggis Khaan International Airport. MIAT was established in 1956, began scheduled flights on 7 July 1956 from Ulaanbaatar to Irkutsk, and began international operations in 1992, serving destinations including Frankfurt, Istanbul, Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Phuket and Bangkok (Global Business Reports, interview with chief executive Munkhtamir Batbayar).
The airline is headquartered in Ulaanbaatar. Its core business is passenger and cargo air transportation, engineering and maintenance services, air charter and ground handling services (Cathay Pacific press release on its codeshare agreement with MIAT).
PEOPLE
Batbayaryn Munkhtamir
Chief executive of MIAT in the Global Business Reports interview and in 2023 to 2025 reporting, including the October 2025 briefing on the Singapore route
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T. Telmen
Chief executive of MIAT - named as MIAT CEO in Air Data News reporting of 1 October 2026 on the COMAC C919 talks and the Air China C919 inaugural ceremony in Ulaanbaatar
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RECORD
The first Boeing 787-9 - August 2023
State-owned flag carrier MIAT took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on 11 August 2023, on lease from AerCap, the first of two examples in its phased fleet renewal plan. The aircraft is configured for 292 seats - 30 business, 36 premium economy and 226 economy - entered service on 12 August 2023 to Seoul Incheon, and MIAT planned to operate its Dreamliners initially to Frankfurt and Istanbul (Key.Aero, 14 August 2023).
The United States open skies agreement - 2023
In August 2023 the governments of Mongolia and the United States signed an open skies agreement. Chief executive Munkhtamir Batbayar told Global Business Reports MIAT had been working towards it for two decades, and that the airline's goal for 2025 was to open new destinations and offer direct flights to Vietnam, Singapore and Australia (Global Business Reports).
Operations and the Singapore route - 2025
MIAT confirmed it would launch Ulaanbaatar to Singapore flights on 4 November 2025, its 15th international destination, after a briefing by the Minister of Road and Transport on 27 October. As of late October 2025 the airline had completed 3,526 flights that year, transporting 983,000 passengers, up 2.7 percent on the same period in 2024, and moved 8,579 tons of cargo since January (The Asia Review, reporting MIAT chief executive Munkhtamir Batbayar).
The COMAC C919 evaluation - reported, 2026
Air Data News reported on 1 October 2026 that Mongolia is considering the COMAC C919 as a possible option for MIAT's future fleet renewal, following a meeting between the Minister of Road and Transport and COMAC executives in Shanghai on 24 September covering certification, safety, cold-climate and high-altitude performance, range, fuel consumption, spare parts and maintenance. Neither side announced an order, a proposed number of aircraft or a timetable (Air Data News, 1 October 2026).
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