And Duncan's horses did turn and eat each other!
I am nothing to do with Monarch, but too often I have seen gossip take things to their knees. There is a difference between gossip and rumour – rumour often leads to gossip, as it seems in this case. There is also a difference between looking for aircraft just in case, and actually having them on standby. The former costs no money. However a brown envelope may have changed hands to have lead to the UK CAA “making enquiries on aircraft availability” to create a rumour… and the gossip caries on to the scene of the… well you get my drift. Yes it doesn’t just happen in the Cameroon; well of course the south east is a very expensive place to live.
We all earn our livings from airlines, let’s get our shoulders behind commercial aviation and make it happen. Good luck guy’s – I hope it turns out ok.