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Monarc Expansion
Nice to see the new route to Naples appear, the airport is developing a nice little Italian network now...
Going back about a decade ago, we only had the Ryanair, Bergamo service now we got.
Milan
Venice
Pica
Rome
Naples
Trapani
Alghero
Olbia
Shame we didn't see some of the other routes Monarch has launched from the other airports. Enfidha and Hurghada would have been nice additions, also if Monarch had launched them from Luton, they wouldn't be going head to head with other airlines like they will be at Gatwick.
Going back about a decade ago, we only had the Ryanair, Bergamo service now we got.
Milan
Venice
Pica
Rome
Naples
Trapani
Alghero
Olbia
Shame we didn't see some of the other routes Monarch has launched from the other airports. Enfidha and Hurghada would have been nice additions, also if Monarch had launched them from Luton, they wouldn't be going head to head with other airlines like they will be at Gatwick.
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That won't be good for passengers unless they are spread out more throughout the year.
10m very possible.
11m, I doubt it - at this stage. These new routes are low frequency on 73s or A320 series aircraft. In order to get up to these levels, you'd need more routes on higher frequencies.
11m, I doubt it - at this stage. These new routes are low frequency on 73s or A320 series aircraft. In order to get up to these levels, you'd need more routes on higher frequencies.
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Monarch - Fifth Aircraft
Did I miss the news on a fifth aircraft being based at Luton from next year?
Great news, to see the fifth based aircraft return after 2-3 years!
As I am sad, I just did a quick look through the schedule for next summer and the below is based on the flights operating in the full first week of June 2014...
Mon
06.50 FAO 13.40
07.05 MAH 13.10
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.55 FCO 14.20
14.10 LCA 00.55
15.00 NAP 21.40
15.20 CFU 22.55
15.20 DLM 00.55
Tues
07.00 LCA 17.45
07.10 FAO 14.00
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
08.00 PMI 13.55
15.00 AGP 22.00
15.00 BJV 00.20
15.15 TFS 00.55
15.20 DLM 00.55
Weds
07.00 LCA 17.45
07.05 MAH 13.10
07.10 FAO 14.00
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
14.50 CFU 22.25
15.00 AGP 22.00
15.00 DLM 00.25
Thurs
06.30 FAO 13.20
07.00 PMI 12.55
07.00 ZTH 15.00
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.40 ALC 14.00
13.55 SSH 01.50
14.20 ACE 23.40
15.00 FCO 21.25
15.20 DLM 00.55
16.00 BJV 01.20
Fri
07.00 TFS 16.45
07.05 MAH 13.10
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
14.10 TFS 23.55
15.00 NAP 21.40
15.20 DLM 00.55
17.45 PMI 23.40
Sat
06.00 AGP 12.55
06.40 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
08.10 PMI 14.05
08.15 FAO 15.05
13.55 SSH 01.50
14.25 PMI 20.20
15.15 TFS 00.55
15.35 DLM 01.10
16.05 LCA 02.50
21.40 CFU 05.15
Sun
06.15 FAO 12.50
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.25 FCO 13.40
07.40 ALC 14.00
13.55 SSH 01.50
14.40 GIB 21.05
14.40 ACE 23.50
15.00 BJV 00.20
15.20 DLM 00.55
(Displays the Departure time from Luton the destination and the Arrival time back to Luton)
IATA Codes
ACE - Lanzarote
AGP - Malaga
ALC - Alicante
BJV - Bodrum
CFU - Corfu
DLM - Dalaman
FAO - Faro
FCO - Rome - Fiumicino Airport
GIB - Gibraltar
LCA - Larnaca
MAH - Menorca
NAP - Naples
PMI - Palma
SSH - Sharm El Sheikh
TFS - Tenerife South
ZTH - Zakynthos
Looks like there is still plenty of slack to be filled with the fifth aircraft on some day. All day Sunday, and most afternoons, so could be a handful more routes to come.
Got me thinking where else they could fly to, maybe destinations proven to work for the airline from other bases and not currently flown from the airport as a schedule service at present. I thought of Almeria, Antalya, Dubrovnik and Funchal.
I also realised by checking this, Monarch don't work their aircraft as hard as other airlines. Many of the departures are not until 7-8am in the morning, and some flights are back my 9.30-10pm at night. Also they have far longer turnaround times of atleast an hour. Where Ryanair and easyJet's are 25-40mins.
Great news, to see the fifth based aircraft return after 2-3 years!
As I am sad, I just did a quick look through the schedule for next summer and the below is based on the flights operating in the full first week of June 2014...
Mon
06.50 FAO 13.40
07.05 MAH 13.10
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.55 FCO 14.20
14.10 LCA 00.55
15.00 NAP 21.40
15.20 CFU 22.55
15.20 DLM 00.55
Tues
07.00 LCA 17.45
07.10 FAO 14.00
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
08.00 PMI 13.55
15.00 AGP 22.00
15.00 BJV 00.20
15.15 TFS 00.55
15.20 DLM 00.55
Weds
07.00 LCA 17.45
07.05 MAH 13.10
07.10 FAO 14.00
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
14.50 CFU 22.25
15.00 AGP 22.00
15.00 DLM 00.25
Thurs
06.30 FAO 13.20
07.00 PMI 12.55
07.00 ZTH 15.00
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.40 ALC 14.00
13.55 SSH 01.50
14.20 ACE 23.40
15.00 FCO 21.25
15.20 DLM 00.55
16.00 BJV 01.20
Fri
07.00 TFS 16.45
07.05 MAH 13.10
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.15 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
14.10 TFS 23.55
15.00 NAP 21.40
15.20 DLM 00.55
17.45 PMI 23.40
Sat
06.00 AGP 12.55
06.40 GIB 13.25
07.40 ALC 14.00
08.10 PMI 14.05
08.15 FAO 15.05
13.55 SSH 01.50
14.25 PMI 20.20
15.15 TFS 00.55
15.35 DLM 01.10
16.05 LCA 02.50
21.40 CFU 05.15
Sun
06.15 FAO 12.50
07.10 AGP 14.10
07.25 FCO 13.40
07.40 ALC 14.00
13.55 SSH 01.50
14.40 GIB 21.05
14.40 ACE 23.50
15.00 BJV 00.20
15.20 DLM 00.55
(Displays the Departure time from Luton the destination and the Arrival time back to Luton)
IATA Codes
ACE - Lanzarote
AGP - Malaga
ALC - Alicante
BJV - Bodrum
CFU - Corfu
DLM - Dalaman
FAO - Faro
FCO - Rome - Fiumicino Airport
GIB - Gibraltar
LCA - Larnaca
MAH - Menorca
NAP - Naples
PMI - Palma
SSH - Sharm El Sheikh
TFS - Tenerife South
ZTH - Zakynthos
Looks like there is still plenty of slack to be filled with the fifth aircraft on some day. All day Sunday, and most afternoons, so could be a handful more routes to come.
Got me thinking where else they could fly to, maybe destinations proven to work for the airline from other bases and not currently flown from the airport as a schedule service at present. I thought of Almeria, Antalya, Dubrovnik and Funchal.
I also realised by checking this, Monarch don't work their aircraft as hard as other airlines. Many of the departures are not until 7-8am in the morning, and some flights are back my 9.30-10pm at night. Also they have far longer turnaround times of atleast an hour. Where Ryanair and easyJet's are 25-40mins.
Last edited by gilesdavies; 6th Oct 2013 at 15:17. Reason: Missed out a Thursday Flight LTN-FCO which have just added.
Following Buster's comment on Tarom, and having flow the LTN-Bacau and LHR-Iasi routes very recently, I hope I might add my thoughts.
Bacau airport and the international terminal in Iasi are little more than small sheds and totally inadequate for 737s with 120 people - forget about a 189 seat 737-800. The passenger base is 90% or more of people who speak Romanian fluently. While both Bacau and Iasi have large and fancy shopping malls (look up Palas Mall in Iasi), neither city is wealthy - both look pretty run down in the city centre - there is more money in Iasi than Bacau.
Tarom flying Heathrow-Iasi is bonkers. The only international routes at Iasi are driven very much around migrant labour destinations or to Vienna as the first hub heading west . The flight I took had economy 85% full of people who looked like they had some money - no need for 48 hours on a bus. The 2 row of business class seats which occupies about the same space as 3 rows of economy seats were empty - thus potentially 18 economy seats effectively unsaleable.
The London-Iasi route clearly has demand and Luton or possibly Stansted is the right UK airport. Unless the Romanian airports invest in some infrastructure, 30 min turnarounds are not going to work. However, flying an aircraft with 2 rows of business class seats will struggle as well unless fares remain on the high side - if Iasi's runway is long enough, there is a clear opportunity for Wizz to undercut
Bacau airport and the international terminal in Iasi are little more than small sheds and totally inadequate for 737s with 120 people - forget about a 189 seat 737-800. The passenger base is 90% or more of people who speak Romanian fluently. While both Bacau and Iasi have large and fancy shopping malls (look up Palas Mall in Iasi), neither city is wealthy - both look pretty run down in the city centre - there is more money in Iasi than Bacau.
Tarom flying Heathrow-Iasi is bonkers. The only international routes at Iasi are driven very much around migrant labour destinations or to Vienna as the first hub heading west . The flight I took had economy 85% full of people who looked like they had some money - no need for 48 hours on a bus. The 2 row of business class seats which occupies about the same space as 3 rows of economy seats were empty - thus potentially 18 economy seats effectively unsaleable.
The London-Iasi route clearly has demand and Luton or possibly Stansted is the right UK airport. Unless the Romanian airports invest in some infrastructure, 30 min turnarounds are not going to work. However, flying an aircraft with 2 rows of business class seats will struggle as well unless fares remain on the high side - if Iasi's runway is long enough, there is a clear opportunity for Wizz to undercut
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 6th Oct 2013 at 11:19.
3 based A321's and 2 A320's is very impressive.
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No AOC, no airport slots, no aircraft, no money. 90 days process of issuing an AOC recently re-started as they just managed to present post holders and a "more than 1000 pages long" business plan. HgFAA says that information announced about investors (Oman/Dubai) earlier "are not in line with reality" (a bigger country over the sea?). Planned schedule is still kept as a secret to "avoid giving the plans away to the competition".
2 aircraft are painted in BOH, the first one had a 2 hours visit to BUD on 18AUG, returned to BOH "for spare parts" where it is parked since. Second aircraft painted 3-4 weeks ago is parked in BOH as well minus its engines (as of 28SEP). 3rd aircraft supposed to go to Solyom was painted all white, parked in BOH as well. No word about the other 3 aircraft yet (6 was announced as the first batch of delivery - all turned out to be 20-22 yo B735s). Meanwhile they started to "build a network of companies supplying food chains with top quality Hungarian commodities". They announced plans to sell mineral water, jam and cooking oil. So far the only thing they started to sell is flour (not made in Hungary) in some TESCOs.
Initially their CEO announced that they would use RJ85s for regional flights. Later on he said the plan was cancelled as the "type is currently not available on the market". 2 weeks ago it was announced that he'd connect BUD with small Hungarian airports (Gyor-Per, Pecs, Debrecen etc) to create connecting traffic (to what?). He wants to have "factory new" A-340s in 2014 (despite the type is not in production for like 2 years already). Ha says 4 engine aircraft being phased out by other airlines and scrapped is "only politics" and those can be operated "economically". A week ago he announced that they will start either on 01NOV or 01DEC (altough he did not state which year).
2 aircraft are painted in BOH, the first one had a 2 hours visit to BUD on 18AUG, returned to BOH "for spare parts" where it is parked since. Second aircraft painted 3-4 weeks ago is parked in BOH as well minus its engines (as of 28SEP). 3rd aircraft supposed to go to Solyom was painted all white, parked in BOH as well. No word about the other 3 aircraft yet (6 was announced as the first batch of delivery - all turned out to be 20-22 yo B735s). Meanwhile they started to "build a network of companies supplying food chains with top quality Hungarian commodities". They announced plans to sell mineral water, jam and cooking oil. So far the only thing they started to sell is flour (not made in Hungary) in some TESCOs.
Initially their CEO announced that they would use RJ85s for regional flights. Later on he said the plan was cancelled as the "type is currently not available on the market". 2 weeks ago it was announced that he'd connect BUD with small Hungarian airports (Gyor-Per, Pecs, Debrecen etc) to create connecting traffic (to what?). He wants to have "factory new" A-340s in 2014 (despite the type is not in production for like 2 years already). Ha says 4 engine aircraft being phased out by other airlines and scrapped is "only politics" and those can be operated "economically". A week ago he announced that they will start either on 01NOV or 01DEC (altough he did not state which year).
Last edited by TBSC; 6th Oct 2013 at 13:40. Reason: Typo