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 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. In 2008, MNG Airlines acquired the 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. On Aug 9, 2023, MNG Airlines (MNGA) Cancels New York Stock Exchange Listing. == Corporate affairs ==