Monarch - 3

[LGS6753]

I can see no announcements or route info on the Monarch website....

[MKY661]

I can see no announcements or route info on the Monarch website....

Routes Online confirmed it today:

Manchester to Oporto, Stockholm & Zagreb
Birmingham to Stockholm
Luton to Oporto & Stockholm
Gatwick to Zagreb

[VickersVicount]

Some unusual ones in there. A slight shift in focus. Lets see if those routes are still on the go 2018....

[Mr @ Spotty M]

New routes go on sale the 15th so we have been told.

[pabloc]

Yeah lets just see.......jeez!!!!...the negativity around Monarch at least they are not standing still and are pushing forward!!!!

[Bearpit]

Be interesting to see how they're going to do on these - I take it something must be giving way given the peak times and days of the week?


Zagreb sounds brave!

[DomyDom]

New routes

Great to see Monarch pushing forward with new routes from MAN and elsewhere. I'm sure they've done their homework so let's be positive and support them. It was only last year that some were complaining about the lack of routes to E. Europe being provided out of MAN - I think Zagreb was an example of a destination undeserved if I'm correct. Also good to see more choice on OPO as this always a popular choice. Stockholm a little more ambitious but again great to see some more choice on the route. So please let's have some positivity about good British airline that has a great brand and had until recently been written off. It's really frustrating in Britain but we really can't help knocking ourselves sometimes. Rant over 😃

[pabloc]

Well said DomyDom

[bill b]

Yes very well said ...good old Monarch 👍

[DomyDom]

Originally Posted by bill b

Yes very well said ...good old Monarch 👍

Thanks for your support Pablo and Bill B.

I also see increased frequencies to Rhodes, Lisbon and Barcelona. And another based aircraft 😀 Well done Monarch!

[MKY661]

Also adding to the good news is that LTN-FCO and LTN-ACE will be operating for Summer 2017. Not sure about LGW-AYT though,

[Brigantee]

OAG reveal Monarch as the UK?s most punctual airline! ? Virtual Aviation

[TartinTon]

Err...why rehash a 7 month old news story?

[mudcity]

Any updates on the potential HNA investment.......

[The Hypnoboon]

Originally Posted by mudcity

Any updates on the potential HNA investment.......

HNA have also been linked with investment at PIK. potential if both happen for a Monarch base there as FR are not the force they once were there.

[Brigantee]

A deal with HNA is very unlikely.

[VickersVicount]

trouble at mill? #United744

[monarch767]

�� some airliners.net members really don't have anything better to do on a Sunday than make Stupid rumours up like this. Then surprise surprise it makes its way over to pprune

[eggc]

There are 2 UAL 744's, one at PMI and one at TFS. As posted elsewhere flight times match, in some cases, MON's schedule...and yes, they do ferry back out empty to return full.

26/09 UA2281 PMI BHX 1120 1255
26/09 MON951 PMI BHX 1120 1255

27/09 UA2285 PMI MAN 1100 1245
27/09 MON533 PMI MAN 1100 1245

28/09 UA2286 ALC LGW 1210 1350
28/09 MON263 ALC LGW 1200 1340

29/09 UA2281 ALC LGW 1330 1510
29/09 MON263 ALC LGW 1330 1510

[Ant6747]

Monarch strongly denying this is anything to do with them on Twitter. Monarch Twitter feed seems to have been taken over by people asking about the rumours. Hope these are just rumours, have flown Monarch a number of times over the years.