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Well, personally i am not sure that is why i asked the forum, but for an airline there is no obvious timescale, just when and if something gets announced ! Hopefully it will be soon though !
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Monarch to launch new regional base
Monarch has announced a further expansion of its operations across the Midlands with the launch of a new base at East Midlands Airport and also additional flights from Birmingham.
The airline will launch new flights to key leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, including to Malaga, Alicante, Palma and Faro in Portugal from the Midlands in late summer.
In addition, it will expand its operations from Birmingham by adding more flights to Malaga, Alicante, Faro Rome and Palma plus a new route to Barcelona.
Monarch managing director Kevin George said: "In light of recent industry changes, opportunities have opened up in the market. It has become clear that the Midlands will be underserved as a region in the future, and that there is a lack of quality carriers to serve customers travelling from the area.
"As an airline with over 40 years heritage and a stronghold in the Midlands already, the expansion of our existing services from Birmingham and the launch of operations from East Midlands makes perfect sense for Monarch, and accelerates the strategy we announced last year to focus on the development of our scheduled operations into key leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, the Canaries and North Africa."
Monarch has announced a further expansion of its operations across the Midlands with the launch of a new base at East Midlands Airport and also additional flights from Birmingham.
The airline will launch new flights to key leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, including to Malaga, Alicante, Palma and Faro in Portugal from the Midlands in late summer.
In addition, it will expand its operations from Birmingham by adding more flights to Malaga, Alicante, Faro Rome and Palma plus a new route to Barcelona.
Monarch managing director Kevin George said: "In light of recent industry changes, opportunities have opened up in the market. It has become clear that the Midlands will be underserved as a region in the future, and that there is a lack of quality carriers to serve customers travelling from the area.
"As an airline with over 40 years heritage and a stronghold in the Midlands already, the expansion of our existing services from Birmingham and the launch of operations from East Midlands makes perfect sense for Monarch, and accelerates the strategy we announced last year to focus on the development of our scheduled operations into key leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, the Canaries and North Africa."
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Well done Monarch although i think CWL would also be good as well 
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Any more routes TBA? I hope VCE, MXP, GIB, LEI, TFS, ACE, LPA & FUE.
Also hope very job at Bmibaby is saved!
. Any more routes TBA? I hope VCE, MXP, GIB, LEI, TFS, ACE, LPA & FUE.
Also hope very job at Bmibaby is saved!
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Excellent news for MON, they already have a large market presence in the Midlands so this is pretty logical if im honest. Also, i see it as a quick move to fill the baby gap !
I also hope that every job is saved within baby, and someone takes a plunge with them. However, i would also have liked to have seen CWL, although i now think that there are no spare aircraft available, correct me if im wrong ?
I also hope that every job is saved within baby, and someone takes a plunge with them. However, i would also have liked to have seen CWL, although i now think that there are no spare aircraft available, correct me if im wrong ?
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Can't quite fathom this.
Its either an act of genius by Monarch or the actions of madman. Cant think of to many successful base openings at the end of a Summer, with a limited time to sell product ect.
Are they going to be carving their program's elswhere to enable this move.? Or buying in capacity from elsewhere?
A bold move either way but not sure it will necessarily mean its a profitable one!
Its either an act of genius by Monarch or the actions of madman. Cant think of to many successful base openings at the end of a Summer, with a limited time to sell product ect.
Are they going to be carving their program's elswhere to enable this move.? Or buying in capacity from elsewhere?
A bold move either way but not sure it will necessarily mean its a profitable one!
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Can I also just ask, where are these extra aircraft to do these routes going to come from? Are some routes going to be reduced?
Just some ideas, they could aquire the remaining three TOM airbuses or maybe get some off any other airline who are getting rid of their A320/1's
Just some ideas, they could aquire the remaining three TOM airbuses or maybe get some off any other airline who are getting rid of their A320/1's
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Can't quite fathom this.
Its either an act of genius by Monarch or the actions of madman. Cant think of to many successful base openings at the end of a Summer, with a limited time to sell product ect.
If they've got any sense they will launch their programme over the school peak and take advantage of the traditional capacity squeeze in Jul/Aug. Why wait until Sep?
Its either an act of genius by Monarch or the actions of madman. Cant think of to many successful base openings at the end of a Summer, with a limited time to sell product ect.
If they've got any sense they will launch their programme over the school peak and take advantage of the traditional capacity squeeze in Jul/Aug. Why wait until Sep?
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There isn't even an official start date yet, it could be the middle of August for all anyone knows...
On paper it would suggest to be a much better idea to launch in July ready for the Summer holidays, but with so little time to promote already heavily operated routes, where would the sense be in that? Bmibaby will already have thousends of passengers going to those destinations, such passengers won't be cancelling their holidays and changing because bmibabys details have been very clear in that specific dates have been set to their closure.
Monarch have got it absolutely correct, they know Ryanair will find it difficult to put a few extra aircraft at EMA due to little flexibility in their operation this Summer due to limited new aircraft deliveries, Flybe don't have the capacity to offer those routes at the current time on the scale which bmibaby did, and Jet2 are already planning for 2013, so in the near, short term, won't be planning anything different also.
On paper it would suggest to be a much better idea to launch in July ready for the Summer holidays, but with so little time to promote already heavily operated routes, where would the sense be in that? Bmibaby will already have thousends of passengers going to those destinations, such passengers won't be cancelling their holidays and changing because bmibabys details have been very clear in that specific dates have been set to their closure.
Monarch have got it absolutely correct, they know Ryanair will find it difficult to put a few extra aircraft at EMA due to little flexibility in their operation this Summer due to limited new aircraft deliveries, Flybe don't have the capacity to offer those routes at the current time on the scale which bmibaby did, and Jet2 are already planning for 2013, so in the near, short term, won't be planning anything different also.