Originally Posted by
FQTLSteve
As a frequent traveller with Monarch mainly from AGP-BHX I'm concerned about the capacity issues with the new 737Max versus the A321. I always go for extra legroom seats although they sell very quickly in the summer, and I often have to be flexible on dates to get them. and that's with 2 A321's daily on said route. Will they still have as many extra legroom seats on the 737? Will the capacity issue increase the fare? Do they want to decrease their market share? I'd like to hear from those with more info on this.
It's not about wanting to decrease their market share? Once the whole fleet has been delivered, there should actually be a significant increase in available seats on offer compared to currently.
There has been no confirmation on cabin configuration for the Max's as yet. Capacity wise you should be looking closer to the A320 for comparison. As for extra space seats, there's every possibilty that they will offer the same amount as the A321's or more. The A320's already offer an additional row (6 more seats) of extra space than the A321's do. It all depends on if the economics will still add up to remove a row of seats, although personally i'd say they're definitely a good ancillary earner for them. If Monarch decide to go for a smaller forward galley (by removing the galley 2 area), they will be able to offer the same amount of extra space seats as on their A320s (54) whilst being able to achieve 186 seats in total. An additional 12 seats vs the A320.