Monarch -2

[TSR2]

Did Monarch not use the A300 on the Orlando route a few years ago.

[monarch767]

Guys feel free to correct if I'm wrong, I'm just a trolley pusher but if an a/c weighs x amount of tons less cause of seat reduction then surely it will burn less fuel on t/o and climb. So even though they can only put so much fuel in it, the fuel will last longer and increase the range???

Were not talking MLE and CUN more MBA direct

[monarch767]

The 300 only goes to SFB if the 330 is tech

[Mr @ Spotty M]

One operated MCI to BZZ direct today with just over 200 pax for the MOD.

[monarch767]

Whether it increases range or not (which I'm sure it would) that's just a bonus. The whole point of the refit is to make the onboard experience nicer for the paxs and make the toilets last longer.

[LGS6753]

I flew in a MON A300 Gatwick-Bangor-Orlando-Gatwick in 1992.
It had sufficient range......

[Airbus321-200]

I personally think that with the weight reductions made by the refit that the east coast of america is within range but i dont see MON using the 300 for ZB U.S. flights. I think we'll be seeing that when the 787s come.

There is obviously a plan for them to do different work but we wont hear about it for months.

[boygeorgefan]

I wonder if Monarch will lease MD11's until the 787's arrive. There was talk a few years ago.

[ImPlaneCrazy]

Airbus321 - When you say they are obviously looking to do other work; what do you mean? No longer bucket & spade routes?

[Airbus321-200]

I've heard nothing from anyone in "the know", i personally think that the 361Y config on the bucket & spade routes is fine and appeals to charters etc so why reduce that down to 280-300 pax for those routes just because the 787s are late. That gives you over 60 pax you aren't getting money from. Unless they are changing business models or planning different types of flying. Just my opinion. What does everyone else think?

[Kestrel_Stu]

I wonder if Monarch will lease MD11's until the 787's arrive.

Haha - only if Boeing is paying for the fuel!

[SCANDIC]

Just seen G-MONS with a nice new paint job,where do Monarch get their aircraft painted.

[Ian Brooks]

Air Livery at Manchester for the A300s

[red 5]

Used to be a Monarch Engineer based in Bangor in the early ninetees, regularly most days had all 4 A300's on the ground at the same time chaos in the terminal.

[Mr @ Spotty M]

SCANDIC

Ian Brooks is correct for the A300 apart from the a/c that you referred to, which was painted at Chateauroux last month.

[HP7]

Did Monarch have a weekly MBA for African Safari Club who ceasing trading on Wednesday?

[TartinTon]

I believe the MBA is a flight with a number of different tour operators onboard

[on time all the time]

Hello,

Monarch had a strong exposure in both the Kenya program and egypt program of African Safari Club. They were the main sharer of the MBA flight. Monarch also did a LGW-CDG--MBA AND LGW-BSL-MBA,both flight every fortnight. once again the main sharer was ASC

[im going in]

On time,

Monarch operates a weekly charter to MBA which AFS had an allocation on, they were not the main charterer. They did have a fortnightly LGW-BSL-MBA though.

[on time all the time]

......and a fortnighly lgw-cdg-mba. Both flights going via France have now been cancelled.