Monarch - 3

[Say again s l o w l y]

Jamesp. I do know and you are talking rubbish.

[SCANDIC]

People are just interested in what aircraft are coming and going and there's nothing wrong with that, all people have been doing on here for months is trying to guess what is going to happen to monarch and only the owners know what that will be. There's nothing wrong with being a spotter.

[The96er]

There's nothing wrong with being a spotter.

It does come across as somewhat tedious when all you ever comment on are Monarch 757's !

[SCANDIC]

That's because they are a great aircraft, one of the best boeings ever made, it doesn't matter anymore because they'll soon be gone.

[Buster the Bear]

Having once flown Luton-Cardiff-Bangor-Orlando in MONJ, Mrs Buster would not agree! Mind you the tickets were cheap.

[Nfield750]

Monarch B757s

Just read somewhere that G-MONJ and G-MONK are "for disposal" - I presume this means they are being scrapped? Monarch could at least have given people a chance to say goodbye with an enthusiast flight. Its wicked to deprive these beautiful birds of a fitting tribute, they have served the airline well for years and dont deserve this treatment.
Goodbye Swans of the Sky.
If anyone knows different PLEASE comfort a very upset woman and tell me they are going to have another life. Believe me, I have good reason to weep over G-MONK.
Guess DAJB is the Jet 2 candidate - I hope at least she gets another chance
Monarch - I vow never to fly with you again

[Artie Fufkin]

If the new owners are keen to make the airline profitable, the last thing they'll be wasting any organisational manpower on is an indulgent, emotional send off for the 75s.

[ATNotts]

If the new owners are keen to make the airline profitable, the last thing they'll be wasting any organisational manpower on is an indulgent, emotional send off for the 75s.

Exactly! Investors are not charities. I think the days of enthusiast send offs for retiring fleets, certainly by Monarch, are long gone - as I fear will be stunts like retro colour schemes - though I have to say it would have been nice to see.

[Big Tudor]

I think the days of enthusiast send offs for retiring fleets

KLM offering 3 flights for the retirement of the MD11. All 3 were sold out within minutes of going on sale. Biman Bangladesh offered similar when they retired the DC10. There is a market (and cash) for these enthusiast flights if they are done properly.

[Wycombe]

...and how long ago was it that MON did the "farewell" flight for the A300?

Pretty recent wasn't it?

[paully]

Indeed it was...but before the `Family`pulled the plug..whole different ball game now with Monarch..It has to be

[davidjohnson6]

After Monarch, Biman and KLM respectively ran their last A300, DC10 and MD11 flights, those aircraft types were basically gone from Europe forever.
When Monarch get rid of their 757s, will there really be no more 757s in Europe ?

[Mooncrest]

No. Jet2, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Condor still fly them. DHL cargo as well ( I think).

[chinapattern]

No. Jet2, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Condor still fly them. DHL cargo as well ( I think).


You can add Aer Lingus, Air Baltic, FedEx, Icelandair, TACV and Titan to the list. Also if you classify Europe the way the Eurovision Song Contest does you can include Azerbaijan Airlines!

[Flying.Penguin]

Not to mention to the many 757s crossing the Atlantic every night headed to Europe with the likes of American, Delta, United and US.

[harer92]

New Greek routes for Summer 2015 - Preveza, Rhodes and Zante - (technically not new as they are ex MON, but new-ish as ZB routes none the less)

Preveza - MAN - 1xweekly (sunday) & BHX 1xweekly (sunday)
Rhodes - MAN 1xweekly (wednesday) & LGW 1xweekly (wednesday)
Zante - LGW 1xweekly (thursday) & LTN 2xweekly (thursday/sunday)

As well as increasing frequencies:

"And we aren't stopping there, we have also introduced more flights to Ibiza from Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester and Larnaca from Gatwick.
Our new destinations and extra routes are on sale now for travel starting in April 2015."

http://www.monarch.co.uk/offers/flights/summer-fifteen

[Chidken Sangwich]

B757's

I'm amazed at the speed that the 757's have been dropped, however given what they were paying for them I'm not surprised. One positive I've heard from a VERY reliable source is that '3 into 1' does go, and one of the 757's will live on to 'fly another day'.

[pc.]

GDAJB Welcome and thanks very much for such an informative post

[SCANDIC]

that's great news

[SCANDIC]

Disappointed not to of seen much of MONK at Man this year, is there any reason for this.