davidjohnson6
Airlines are a long term business, the stock market is more interested in what goes on in the next 5 days than the next 5 years, and I honestly think that to float Monarch (or for that matter any airline) is a mistake as the "investors" are little more than gamblers in a grand way - they have no interest or knowledge of the businesses in which they invest, their sole aim is to sell their shares at a higher price than they bought them.
In a private company the shareholders an make decisions more quickly, and can of course, as has been suggested, in the case of Monarch, bring in new investor partners of their choice.
MKY661
Great idea these enthusiast flights, but honestly can't see how they're going to make a major contribution to the alleged problem (as reported by the Telegraph an few others as far as I can see) of profitability.
This lies, as it did / does with Flybe, with operating costs, overheads, and yield - all of which result in defining the profitability or otherwise of the company.