Excellent news for BHX to get another middle-eastern carrier to supplement the fantastic service that Emirates already provides us. I hear that DOH & Qatar Airways are another one of the big up-and-coming airlines, although I have not personally sampled their service. It's good to see, especially as Gulf Air (or their all-economy Gulf Traveller division) were not able to launch their own Abu Dhabi service due to their financial issues, that there is market for a second Arab airline to BHX. Now all we need is a second American airline ...
It's my understanding that Monarch base two A321s for both scheduled & charter flights at the airport, and also use an A330 to operate some longhaul charters. Monarch are handled at BHX by Swissport, who I hear are doing very well with the BHX operation. Comments on ZB & Swissport would be appreciated ....