Latest from TTG today, sorry to the merchants of doom but things seem to be going quite well!.
Monarch Airlines is increasing its capacity to Spain, Portugal and Cyprus in April after forward bookings for the month rose by nearly 50% year-on-year.
The carrier is adding another 31,000 seats into its programme for the month as a result of the rise in bookings, which it partly put down to the Bank Holidays for Easter being so close to the extra holiday for the Royal Wedding.
Extra flights will operate throughout April from Gatwick and Manchester to destinations including Lanzarote, Tenerife, Alicante, Malaga, Majorca, Faro and Larnaca.
The carrier is also bringing forward the launch of its scheduled flights to Paphos in Cyprus to April. They were originally scheduled to start in May.
Managing director Kevin George said, “We have been astonished by the soaring demand for Monarch flights in April, which we believe is being driven by the proximity of Easter to the additional bank holiday.
“Bookings for April are already up 49% compared with the same time last year with demand from customers still increasing.”
Last edited by MANTFS; 24th Jan 2011 at 10:24.