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Let's hope the CAA have not put the final nail in Monarch's coffin by unnecessarily jumping the gun on securing recovery charter flights. Reputation is everything in this business.
Good luck to all Monarch staff, fingers-crossed this will be another aviation storm you ride out.
Good luck to all Monarch staff, fingers-crossed this will be another aviation storm you ride out.
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FlightRadar only shows MON aircraft heading north to the UK, not a single southbound flight showing on FR24 at the moment. Is that in line with the regular schedule for a monday early afternoon?
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Generally speaking you will have an early morning wave heading outbound from all points in the UK. By this time they are all on the way back. The next outbound wave will be around the 1500 mark.
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Just looking at BHX departures I note that the UNITED AIRLINES flight to LPA is cancelled and the MONARCH flight is still showing as scheduled for on time departure. The fact that a UNITED flight was originally scheduled indicates that all the rumours had some foundation.
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Well, we know repatriation flights were lined up, and bearing in mind the costs involved with transatlantic heavy positioning flights there must have been real expectation.
However, rescue appears to be sufficiently likely for trading to continue. I doubt this "fresh investment" would be taken down to the wire by their owners, so we can only assume take over talks are in progress with a very sharp new investor who was willing to go in for a bit of brinkmanship to help bargaining. There is only one likely candidate and the sharp practice sounds all to familiar.
However, rescue appears to be sufficiently likely for trading to continue. I doubt this "fresh investment" would be taken down to the wire by their owners, so we can only assume take over talks are in progress with a very sharp new investor who was willing to go in for a bit of brinkmanship to help bargaining. There is only one likely candidate and the sharp practice sounds all to familiar.
For the same reasons I'd book with any other carrier.
Unlike some airlines, Monarch is protected through the ATOL scheme, so you're in no danger of losing your money. If I've booked using my credit card (and taken the hit on the CC fee) my card company is responsible for refunding me. Finally, if the CAA are happy, then so am I.
I could book with a legacy carrier, and find myself stranded through industrial action; or I could book with another large, infamous lo-co carrier, not necessarily HQ-ed in UK, and find I'm left high and dry as a result of a short notice cancellation. There's risk in everything I do, and to every pound I spend.
Unlike some airlines, Monarch is protected through the ATOL scheme, so you're in no danger of losing your money. If I've booked using my credit card (and taken the hit on the CC fee) my card company is responsible for refunding me. Finally, if the CAA are happy, then so am I.
I could book with a legacy carrier, and find myself stranded through industrial action; or I could book with another large, infamous lo-co carrier, not necessarily HQ-ed in UK, and find I'm left high and dry as a result of a short notice cancellation. There's risk in everything I do, and to every pound I spend.
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Risk is relative, and also needs to be priced accordingly .
The hassle of your airline going bust is huge, and waiting for your CAA airlift or not getting there in the first place doesn't make any sense unless the ticket price is way cheaper.
The hassle of your airline going bust is huge, and waiting for your CAA airlift or not getting there in the first place doesn't make any sense unless the ticket price is way cheaper.
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Werid whatever is going on, do a search for N116UA, seems to have tomorrow flights loaded in now. Guess while it sits at PMI alls ok, but if it heads down towards LPA then somethings afoot....
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Was it really anything another than that virgin blue ......All flights arrived normally yesterday and all flights are operating normally today,
There must be a fair few dissapointed people on here now that things appear normal , Nothing like the prospect of hundreds of people losing there jobs to get the juices flowing eh?
There must be a fair few dissapointed people on here now that things appear normal , Nothing like the prospect of hundreds of people losing there jobs to get the juices flowing eh?
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Not that it should be taken with too much credibility, the Daily Mail via the Press Association are reporting that Greybull are negotiating a sale once again bringing up the HNA Group as a possible buyer.
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Was it really anything another than that virgin blue ......All flights arrived normally yesterday and all flights are operating normally today. There must be a fair few dissapointed people on here now that things appear normal , Nothing like the prospect of hundreds of people losing there jobs to get the juices flowing eh?
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Looks like they may be about to get a rather wealthy new owner if the rumour mills right