I heard that the family are buying the 787's and leasing them to Monarch.

Similar scenario at Jet2. Aircraft are owned by Dart Group and then leased by Jet2 with the exception of two 737's and one 757. Are the current Monarch A300's owned or leased? I assume these are staying in the fleet until the 787's arrive. If this is the case surely some interior refits are due?

so is the new CEO really going to be Sergio's beancounter as per rumours on the 2nd floor?

This thread is eerily quiet......

Any new info on the summer season??

a lot of threads have gone quiet since chowder was given the red card!:)
but your right very quiet
at the mo.

Can anyone give me an indication whether the introduction of Ryanair on the Ltn-Tfs-Ltn route has stimulated growth or have they eaten into Monarchs figures.
Have been a loyal ZB fan on this route until our return to sunny Ltn in May, when FR were nearly half the price of ZB, also slightly earlier arrival suited the wife. (Don't want to start any discussion on FR v ZB)

Friend of mines a liney with monarch they have been told its a very busy programme this summer

not hiring though :(

We tried to book for mid august with monarch and theres no seats available at all from man fully booked:\
BTW smudge what the hecks a "liney"??

By all accounts bookings are well up on this time last year, cherry lock if your really desperate it might be worth trying jet 2 from MAN im sure they will have seats available:ok:

Simon is back!! lol

Ha Ha yeah i hear Jet2 have lots of seats available lol i'm kidding i'm not getting into the whole Jet2 bashing.

Hi simon yes i am going to try jet 2, problem is my hubby is a very nervous flyer and he has got it into his head that jet 2 have lots of problems with their planes because there very old, ive explained to him even if they do the planes wont fly until there safe so its nothing to worry about:ugh::ugh:

cherrylock
A liney is a term used for Line Maintenance Engineers as a posed to Hangar Engineers.
In other words a Liney is an engineer who meets and greets the a/c, day in day out 24/7, on the ramp in all weathers.:ok:

Cherrylock:

he may be worried about flying on a jet2 737 but would be fly on e BA 737?? cause some of BA's 737's are older than jet2's. I wouldnt worry. I would pick Monarch first of course just because i would rather fly with them but thats just my preference.

Cherrylock, dont let your other half worry about jet 2 aircraft, they may have a poor dispatch reliabilty record compared to the other operators but the aircraft are just as safe as anyone elses

cherrylock...I'm showing lots of availability for MANTFS on Monarch in mid-Aug?

nothing wrong with jet2 guys just done a lanzarote return from manchester, done loads of trips with them, never any problems, now that there 757 have new interiors they are well worth going on, so stop calling them, on the other hand ive flown monarch quite a few times and been delayed 9 hours plus on a few of them.

Hi, I was just wondering what short-haul flights Monarch's A330 & A300 as well as the B767 are operating out of Manchester throughout the next couple of months, as I was wanting to try and fly on one of these aircraft.

Mant Thanks,
Harer92.

I operated a "nervous flyers" flight yesterday, and we were the 1st one they had EVER had operated by ANY airline that'd gone on time:ok::ok:. Jet2's reliability isn't any worse generally than any other airline. All airlines suffer delays at some time or another, they're frustrating sure, but they happen. It's got nothing to do with the age of the aircraft, they're maintained to the highest standards, and in comparison to all the charter operators they have a lot of time on the ground throughout the season for maintenance to be done continuously. Most delays are outside the control of any airline, and are mostly due to slot's and passengers that insist on turning up late at the gate:mad:, don't bother on one of my flight's, you won't get on:=. By the end of the summer season I'd place a bet that all the Jet2.com fleet are in far better shape than MON/TCX/TOM etc.

Is it 2 A321 or 1 A320 and 1 A321 for Dublin this Summer? Cant wait to have the chaps back in Dub again, such jolly capers with the chaps evey weekend.