Originally Posted by
chevvron
Monarch also operated 707s or 720s in the early 70s.
Monarch replaced its Britannias with Boeing 720Bs, ex Northwest Airlines, in 1971/2. They had the normal 720 single overwing exit configuration which would have limited them to 149 pax, so they were sent to Boeing Wichita to have a second overwing exit to be fitted (as on the 707), this enabled them to carry 165 pax.