Not sure what the obsession is with GIB. That’s one route. EasyJet / BA could pick up the slack in a heartbeat. An airline like MON doesn’t live or die on one route.
Tomorrow will be interesting. Let’s hope this is a robust plan and not some consultants “blue sky” idea dreamt up in a brainstorm because Greybull have got a fleet of expensive aircraft they don’t know what to do with.
The MAX order really has been the catalyst for Monarch’s woes in the last few years. I really wonder if it’s been worth it. Remember the 700 million pension black hole only really came home to roost when it affected their ability to finance the deal someone had previously signed up for.
Quietly getting on with an Airbus fleet and a profitable engineering business and growing their tour operation in the South to Mirror Jet2 in the North would probably have worked.
Instead they committed to one type that doesn’t fit all, that has really opened some gaping holes in the business.
Good luck people.