[1] The airline was established by Mehmet Nazif Günal in 1997 and started operations on 30 November 1997.

[3] 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.

[4] On Aug 09 2023, MNG Airlines (MNGA) Cancels New York Stock Exchange Listing.

[5] Ghita Holding (member of Abu 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.