Originally Posted by
Downwind_Left
Wouldn’t have been Monarch A330s in the 1990s. They weren’t delivered until 1999 and in the early years there was an AD with the nose wheel steering that prevented turning over a certain angle which prevented 180 degree turns on runways such as Luton (and certain Caribbean destinations) as reported by Monarch to Flight International at the time. Resolved in later years.
I don’t believe Monarch ever scheduled a regular series on the A330 from Luton, to Orlando or anywhere.
Luton-Bangor-Orlando undoubtedly 757 or A300...
Sounds about right re Monarch days of LTN long haul ETOPS in the 1990's with 757 and A300 from LTN - All work LTN to MCO from as early as 1988 (757) but most Monarch long haul went from LGW & MAN to Goa, Agra, Kerala, Maldives, Mombasa, Mexico, MCO, and the Caribbean.
MCO was flown by Monarch from other UK airports such as BHX,BFS,NCL,GLA etc
Monarch had quite a nice tidy programme to TAB/GND/BGI/St Kitts etc which they got by getting Caledonians' Golden Lion Flights and Tropical Sky business.
Other LTN flights to MCO iirc were a series of 763 by AIH possibly it Operated via BHX, and did Air 2000 (757) do LTN-MCO?