Monarch - 3

[Curious Pax]

321s are built at Finkenwerder not Toulouse, so it is unusual to see any at all on the factory side at TLS, let alone 5. When I was there 3 weeks ago there were none.

[walterthesofty]

Dont take it to heart scandic, i think your close to the mark, the guy who told me the same thing is someone who normally has his finger on the pulse so watch this space

[SCANDIC]

Cheers mate thats good to know.

[Monarch_Pilot67]

Monarchs LGW to BCN Route

Sorry if this is a bit off topic. But does anyone how well monarchs new route to barcelona is performing from gatwick?. Heard from realible sources that it was underperforming with poor load factors even through the summer season.

Does anyone know any info on this? Cheers!

[TartinTon]

Just had a quick look on their website and the lowest fare showing anytime in Aug is £60.99 going up to £125.99. That doesn't sound like flights with poor load factors to me.....looks like it's doing ok.

[Monarch_Pilot67]

Yeah TartinTon, I could be just as its a new route and with easyjet being there aswell with a much bigger choice of timings thoughout the week.

[Mr @ Spotty M]

SCANDIC

Sorry SCANDIC you need to ignore your BAD source and find a better one.
I can info you and anyone else reading this thread, that their are no new A321s at any Airbus site awaiting or finishing assembly, which are going to be delivered to Monarch.
Now as for G-DAJB, it has done just over 90,500 to date, some what short of the figure given to you.

[walterthesofty]

I can confidently state that a number of extra aircraft are heading monarchs way despite the denials from some

[Mr @ Spotty M]

I can with 100% certainty agree with you, but what SCANDIC was told was 100% incorrect.
I have also clarified my earlier statement.

[compton3bravo]

JULY PASSENGER FIGURES

Figures for July just released. Passengers 689,158 up 19% on July 2011, capacity increased by 15.4% with the load factor 92.8%. Flew Gib-Luton on 22 July and Luton-Gib on the 31st hardly any empty seats on both flights.

[spottilludrop]

Good to see them doing well always liked Monarch somehow seem a cut above the likes of jet 2 and the others they compete with

Hear they have also signed a big contract with the MOD

[MANTHRUST]

You heard it first here!!
Assuming its true.

[SCANDIC]

Monarch are looking at getting one of the ex bmi a330 for the mod contract.

[MKY661]

That sounds really interesting

[MANTHRUST]

Sounds like a very old rumour.
But not a bad place to pedal it.

[walterthesofty]

I thought the BMI 330 aircraft had long gone to another operator

[TCX69]

I thought the BMI 330 aircraft had long gone to another operator

There's 2 A330's & they're both still operational within the bmi fleet.

[SCANDIC]

They were looked after by Monarch engineering when operating out of man. I think that they're slightly different to Monarch's a330's.

[BHD2BFS]

Any chance of MON appearing at BFS now that EI have left?

[SCANDIC]

Has no one got anything to say.