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Er , cashflow/winter/airlines.... Not just Monarch mate, try every airline in the UK.
As for major cash flow problems at Mon, do you know who owns us? If you do, I doubt you have access to their accounts therefore know nothing about the state of Monarchs finances.
As for major cash flow problems at Mon, do you know who owns us? If you do, I doubt you have access to their accounts therefore know nothing about the state of Monarchs finances.
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What a load of tosh righthandrule! I wonder if you know who owns Monarch - no cash flow problems there me thinks. As regards the scheduled operation, I use them fairly regularly from both Malaga and Gibraltar. I can assure you that passengers do buy meals etc. on the aircraft and whenever I have been on them the seats where you pay extra are practically all occupied. With been interested and connected with aviation for over 40 years I take a keen interest on every flight I take (I know I am sad and must get out more) and talk to the crew wherever possible and the punters who fly with Monarch are quite willing to pay that little bit extra rather than go on that airline with a harp on the tail and be treated like cattle. So Sir, I am afraid you are wide of the mark unless you know some things I don't.
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Ancillary revenues on these flights will be minimal, and will no doubt operate at a loss, Ryanair can make them pay
It would therefore appear to me that the Ryanair success heavily depends on subsidies and high profit ancillary sales, and given the profile of the passengers you describe, I would suggest that Ryanair are LESS likely to make the route pay than either Monarch or Jet2.
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Righthandrule, its no secret that Monarch struggled last winter and made the first loss in the companies very long history, but that doesn't mean the ship is sinking, the only reason this loss shocked people was because it had never happended to Monarch before, some airlines out there have been operating for years and never made a profit.
If anything it was a wake up call to Monarch to control their costs better and I have been told that Monarch have had a superb summer and are completely on budget or ahead of expectations.
Higher yields, a 94% load factor and higher passenger numbers, I don't think they could have possibly done any better this summer.
Cash flow stories are last years news, time to move on.
If anything it was a wake up call to Monarch to control their costs better and I have been told that Monarch have had a superb summer and are completely on budget or ahead of expectations.
Higher yields, a 94% load factor and higher passenger numbers, I don't think they could have possibly done any better this summer.
Cash flow stories are last years news, time to move on.
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Anyone able to confirm or deny that Monarch have lost the winter Mombassas and Maldives from Thomas Cook to British Airways ?
I keep hearing persistent rumours that all is not well at Monarch. I do hope this is not the case and it is just silly scaremongerers.
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Orion Man
I keep hearing persistent rumours that all is not well at Monarch. I do hope this is not the case and it is just silly scaremongerers.
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Well I've just been on the Thomas Cook website and pretended to book a holiday to Kenya for January 2011 and the airline comes up as Monarch. Tried the same for the Maldives and it came up as Thomson Airways.
It doesn't really matter what anybody says about the current health of Monarch, I know that they are currently in a much better position than this time last year with trading and yields above expectations, management are delighted with the current position of the company.
Unfortunately some people are understandably suspicious of such statements due to past statements from companies just for it all to go tits up a month later. In the case of Monarch, things really are on the up and up but whether people choose to believe it or not is another matter.
It doesn't really matter what anybody says about the current health of Monarch, I know that they are currently in a much better position than this time last year with trading and yields above expectations, management are delighted with the current position of the company.
Unfortunately some people are understandably suspicious of such statements due to past statements from companies just for it all to go tits up a month later. In the case of Monarch, things really are on the up and up but whether people choose to believe it or not is another matter.
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Glad to hear it. I must have been misinformed over the winter programme. It's obviously the silly season again for rumours and the last thing the industry needs is another airline talked into the ground.
Glad to hear things are on the up
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Orion Man
Glad to hear things are on the up
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Orion Man
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Pilot recruitment??
Hi,
Does anyone know if there's likely to be any pilot recruitment at Monarch in the near future - I'm very keen to join (F/O 2000hrs heavy turboprop)
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Does anyone know if there's likely to be any pilot recruitment at Monarch in the near future - I'm very keen to join (F/O 2000hrs heavy turboprop)
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Plagued with technical issues
Looks like monarch's technical issues are carrying on into the autumn!
In Faro airport at the moment due to fly back to MAN on ZB 581 at 1135 however due to the A321 going tech we've been landed with a titan airways boeing 737 due to depart at 1430! Obviously we haven't got assigned seats which we originally paid for sue to change of type but no catering either!
Firstly anyone know what titan a/c are like?
Secondly I wonder why the monarch fleet is suffering so much lately!? I hope they pick themselves back up soon as they will start to get a reputation for themselves!
eJJ
In Faro airport at the moment due to fly back to MAN on ZB 581 at 1135 however due to the A321 going tech we've been landed with a titan airways boeing 737 due to depart at 1430! Obviously we haven't got assigned seats which we originally paid for sue to change of type but no catering either!
Firstly anyone know what titan a/c are like?
Secondly I wonder why the monarch fleet is suffering so much lately!? I hope they pick themselves back up soon as they will start to get a reputation for themselves!
eJJ
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Plagued with technical issues???
Just because your flight has a delay doesn't mean they are plagued with tech issues. At least MON will sub in another carrier to do the flight instead of leaving you there for days.
And yes they wouldnt want to get a name for themselves for delays. And as your name suggests you'd know all about delays being at EZY. How many times has EZY been in the news about cancelling flights etc. People in glass houses...............
Just because your flight has a delay doesn't mean they are plagued with tech issues. At least MON will sub in another carrier to do the flight instead of leaving you there for days.
And yes they wouldnt want to get a name for themselves for delays. And as your name suggests you'd know all about delays being at EZY. How many times has EZY been in the news about cancelling flights etc. People in glass houses...............
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Firstly anyone know what titan a/c are like?
Obviously we haven't got assigned seats which we originally paid for sue to change of type but no catering either!
. Though I am sure that the ground agents will have seated you next to each other where possible??? If you pre-paid for extra legroom with Monarch and didn't recieve it then I'm sure they will offer you a refund if you show proof and request it.Anyway at least they were able to charter in an aircraft for you to get you back as soon as they could. It wouldn't have been cheap for Monarch at all, Titan can be very expensive last minute though they give a grat service to airlines and are trusted for this.
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does anyone know what time check in closes for monarch charter flights. going to paphos on 6th oct MON7106, flight leaves at 09.40, i aint going to get there till 8.20.is that too late?
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does anyone know what time check in closes for monarch charter flights. going to paphos on 6th oct MON7106, flight leaves at 09.40, i aint going to get there till 8.20.is that too late?
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Airbus A321-200 I think you should calm down!
I do agree that easyJet have been poor this year, was I even defending them?
Plus Monarch have had a lot of technical issues with their aircraft lately - infact all summer, particularly flights to Faro for some reason.
By the way, for anyone who doesn't want to bite my head off, they split the flight - must have been a full capacity flight.
The Boeing 733 departed as ZB581 and the rest of us departed as MON8455 (at roughly the same time) on a BAe 146-200 Titan. It was a different experience, never travelled that for on such a small a/c. I agree, however, the service with Titan was excellent, and the seats much much comfier than some of Monarch's older fabric interiors.
My only gripe - I didn't get my meal
haha nevermind.
eJJ
I do agree that easyJet have been poor this year, was I even defending them?
Plus Monarch have had a lot of technical issues with their aircraft lately - infact all summer, particularly flights to Faro for some reason.
By the way, for anyone who doesn't want to bite my head off, they split the flight - must have been a full capacity flight.
The Boeing 733 departed as ZB581 and the rest of us departed as MON8455 (at roughly the same time) on a BAe 146-200 Titan. It was a different experience, never travelled that for on such a small a/c. I agree, however, the service with Titan was excellent, and the seats much much comfier than some of Monarch's older fabric interiors.
My only gripe - I didn't get my meal
haha nevermind.eJJ
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New Ceo Appointed
A new CEO has been appointed in the name of Conrad Clifford who takes up his post on 1 December. It looks as though he comes with an aviation background which must be a good thing and a change!