Monarch -2

[Airbus321-200]

Hi DublinDispatch!

It's one of each this year as far as i'm aware unless more work has been picked up.

So 1x A321 & 1 x A320.

Same thursday to sunday stuff. And i agree with you about the guys & gals there. Great crew to work with.

[purplehelmet]

i hear monarch are making a lot of cut backs at the mo and cutting a lot of maintenance jobs,didnt think things were that bad at mon hope things pick up soon.
cherrylock as people have already said not a lot wrong with jet2 or their aircraft, in fact they are one of the only airlines that seem to be doing well at the mo and expanding their fleet.
i see it didnt take chowder long to have a side ways swipe at jet2.

[smudgethecat]

The cutbacks at monarch aircraft engineering are not really anything to do with the airline, these cutbacks are required as i understand it due to a reduction in third party maintenance going through the man and ltn hangars

[AlphaWhiskyRomeo]

Monarch at MAN

Would be interested to know the reasons for Monarch's stops at CDG and BSL on their flights between MAN and Mombasa. Do they pick up or set down pax or cargo at either airport?

Secondly, what was the background on Monarch's charter last weekend to RZE from MAN, and why did it operate from T2?

Thanks.

[on time all the time]

Hi AlphawhiskyRomeo,

The MBA via CDG or BSL is shared by several T/O and one of them which may be the main is African Safari Club. They used to have their own aircraft but got rid of it. They fly out of the uk, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Monarch does some of their work . They used to go MAN-LGW- MBA in the past as well as a straight forward LGW-MBA which is another shared flight.
RZE may be a flight taking hasidic jews on a yearly "pilgrimage" to go and pay respect to one of their important ancestor. If the day is during the shabbat the flight is at night. Monarch has done such flights in the past.

[AlphaWhiskyRomeo]

Thanks for that.

Wasn't sure if the RZE flight might be a military charter, but it seemed to come back in the next day.

Still unsure of why it went from T2 though.... it was during normal hours. Maybe just because T2 is a shade quieter than T1?

[LGS6753]

New flights announced for Summer 10, Gatwick & Manchester to Santorini, weekly (Tuesday) departures, 5 May to 5 October.

[Mr @ Spotty M]

Yes, but they are charter and not ZB flights.

[partyboy_uk]

Hi, I was just wondering what short-haul flights Monarch's A330 & A300 as well as the B767 are operating out of Manchester throughout the next couple of months, as I was wanting to try and fly on one of these aircraft.

The B767 is back to Thomas Cook and so not sure if you'll see this operating flights for Monarch again. The A330 is mostly longhaul but you may find it on the odd SSH. Here are the details of the flights operated by the A300 over the summer period as kindly given by someone on a certain other website:

MAN - Scheduled Routes

ZB 0532 07MAY 29OCT Friday PMI
ZB 0546 06MAY 28OCT Thursday ACE
ZB 0548 01MAY 30OCT Saturday PMI
ZB 0564 07MAY 29OCT Friday TFS
ZB 0568 07MAY 29OCT Friday TFS
ZB 0594 02MAY 24OCT Sunday FAO

MAN - Charter Routes

MON1268 28MAY 01OCT Friday DLM
MON1286 06MAY 28OCT Thursday SSH
MON1828 03MAY 25OCT Monday CFU
MON3514 29JUN 28SEP Tuesday HER
MON3588 04MAY 05OCT Tuesday CHQ
MON3722 05MAY 27OCT Wednesday RHO
MON3974 04MAY 26OCT Tuesday HER
MON3978 07JUL 29SEP Wednesday RHO
MON4362 03APR 24APR Saturday SSH
MON4620 29MAR 26APR Monday LXR
MON4952 01APR 29APR Thursday SSH
MON5620 03MAY 25OCT Monday DLM
MON5642 02MAY 03OCT Sunday PVK
MON6586 28MAR 25APR Sunday SSH
MON7106 05MAY 27OCT Wednesday PFO
MON7174 05JUL 04OCT Monday CFU
MON7408 12JUL 13SEP Monday DLM


LGW - Scheduled Routes

ZB 0214 01MAY 30OCT Saturday FAO
ZB 0216 19JUL 06SEP Monday FAO
ZB 0238 06MAY 28OCT Thursday ACE
ZB 0286 30MAR 27APR Tuesday TFS
ZB 0286 02APR 29OCT Friday TFS
ZB 0736 07MAY 29OCT Friday AGP
ZB 0742 01MAY 30OCT Saturday AGP
ZB 0742 02MAY 24OCT Sunday AGP
ZB 0792 08JUL 16SEP Thursday ACE

LGW - Charter Routes


MON1412 09JUL 01OCT Friday CFU
MON1472 04MAY 26OCT Tuesday CHQ
MON1786 02MAY 03OCT Sunday PVK
MON1904 02MAY 24OCT Sunday SSH
MON1934 09JUL 17SEP Friday DLM
MON3286 29JUN 28SEP Tuesday HER
MON3468 05MAY 27OCT Wednesday PFO
MON4176 29MAR 26APR Monday LXR
MON4278 28MAR 25APR Sunday SSH
MON4704 29MAR 26APR Monday TCP
MON5114 01MAY 30OCT Saturday SSH
MON5204 07JUL 29SEP Wednesday RHO
MON5238 03MAY 25OCT Monday LXR
MON5278 02MAY 24OCT Sunday SSH
MON5346 05JUL 27SEP Monday DLM
MON5764 06MAY 28OCT Thursday SSH
MON5796 04MAY 26OCT Tuesday HER
MON6814 01APR 29APR Thursday SSH
MON7014 05MAY 27OCT Wednesday RHO
MON7052 03JUL 02OCT Saturday DLM
MON7208 01MAY 30OCT Saturday DLM
MON7908 03MAY 25OCT Monday CFU

LTN - ZB route

LTN ZB 0871 01MAY 30OCT Saturday PMI

As always though, these things can change according to business demands.

[floreas_wakefieldia]

Does anyone know where G-OJMR has got to? According to libhomeradar, it was last contacted on the 25/01/10.

[on time all the time]

20 years check for g-ojmr.

[floreas_wakefieldia]

Thanks for the info!

[LGS6753]

Santorini

Spotty M,

I bow to your superior knowledge, but why announce extra charter flights on the website?

LGS

[Airbus321-200]

Maybe because you can book charter flights and holidays on the website.

[spacegrand]

MON 6524/5 14th /15th March ! I wish it was more Mr.

[Airbus321-200]

Are Monarch getting any of the British Airways work for the strike dates?

[goldeneye]

The full list of airlines being used to operate BA's flights can be found here.

No sign of Monarch.

[ATIS]

Thats because there is absolutely no spare capacity over the weekend due to the on going ski season. During the weekdays, maybe 1 or 2 a/c could have been offered.

[smudgethecat]

Monarch have just picked up some BA work by all accounts

[Mr @ Spotty M]

smudgethecat, l hope you are not referring to the flight that "NS" is operating this Sunday?