After the near bankruptcy of a few months ago, I imagine the owners (Greybull) of Monarch and any lenders will want to see Monarch operating profitably (that's audited accounts profits, not just EBITDA) and with strong positive cashflow before any contractual commitment is made to taking on new long haul aircraft. I presume the CAA will want a high level of certainty that the finance stack up as well.

RATCHETRING

Looking back at your post 3772.

With all due respect it was yourself who actually stated this 'rumour' regarding the return of long haul to Monarch with no source or link and now your saying,

'I don't think anyone in Monarch actually believes a word of this nonsense regarding long haul'.

Of course they don't believe it because it's not true, unless you can validate your earlier claim I will just look at it as a 'rumour' made up by yourself as I have personally asked you for a credible link or source neither of which you have supplied.

As your fairly new here I suggest your more factual next time you state information you can't back up otherwise what's the point in posting rumours.

As spotty m stated,it was an internal weekly update,no dates,no mention of type,just where the owners/bosses would like to see us in the future so no links or press releases....no one at monarch has got the budgie smugglers out of the loft or hit the gym for our beach bods yet:ok:

Thank you Pabloc for defending "ratchetring".
It is not that they are going back into Longhaul, it is a fact that they are discussing the possibility of doing so.
As for canberra97 :ugh:

I may have missed something here but Monarch have never operated longhaul.
Before everyone jumps down my throat, let me qualify that. They have supplied aircraft to tour operators who wanted to serve longhaul markets and even their useless old inhouse tour operator Cosmos operated some longhaul services but Monarch themselves have never sold longhaul services.
Is Swaffield proposing to get back into bed with tour operators or are they belatedly going to do what they should have done 10 years ago and have a tour operator who is there supporting the airline instead of leaching off the airline a la Cosmos/Avro? Brown/Rawlinson and Mantegazza have a hell of a lot to answer for

Just to add -

A few years ago flights to Orlando and Goa could be booked through the Monarch website as well as 3rd party tour ops. These were consolidation flights operated and organised by MON that had 4 plus different tour ops.

Cosmos didnt operate the flights using MON a/c. Cosmos blocked booked an allocation on the MON flights.

In the past there was whole allocation flights eg the Thomas Cook hols flights to MLE or Captains Choice RTW but even these were completely organised by MON. The only thing they didnt do was sell the seats.

Im sure IF they were to return to LH they would through Monarch Holidays with 3rd party tour ops being able to block book should they choose as like now with the SH ( saga etc ) Using the ZB prefix.

Pabloc

And where exactly has it been stated in these recent threads that Monarch had a recent weekly internal update with no dates, no mention of aircraft (although RATCHETRING actually stated up to 7 Long haul aircraft), no mention of type, just where the owners/bosses would like to see Monarch in the future so no links or press releases!

So where are you getting that information from?

Mr A Spotty M

'It is not that they are getting back into long haul, it is a fact that they are considering the possibility of doing so'.

Where are the facts and what gives you privy to any internal facts, if you know anymore than RATCHETRING please feel free to expand on those 'facts' otherwise it's just plane spotter gossip as far as I am concerned.

Not sure what you mean by 'as for Canberra97' and I made a point of omitting the 'hitting your head against a brick wall' because that has to be one of the most immature things to add and those who don't agree with others tend to use it.

Remember this, You are nothing special your just like everyone else on here just a mere member of an aviation forum.

PPRuNe = Professional Pilots Rumour Network.

Exactly as I'm fully aware but rumours can sometimes substantiated, obviously not in this case.

3797 canberra (spotty m) internal communication (weekly)to all staff at monarch,it gives no date or type yes it does say that they would LIKE to see 6/7aircraft and that was all.....no one is holding their breath its like i said its where the company would LIKE to see us go,if it happens great if not ce la vie,as long as we have a job,with shiney new 737 MAX's ,thats all that most of us are concerned with at the moment....:)

Let them start to reap the benefits of the MAX then in a few years when their in a stronger position Monarch Holidays could look at going back into holiday LH.

In the meantime there is no harm in them looking into it and putting a case together for its return.

I wish them all the best.

@canberra 97 , What ratchet ring stated was fact .....A MON staff member showed me the E mail in question .

Well if it was in 'internal communication' it should have stayed there, it's against most company policies for 'internal communications' to be announced to the public unless it was done so by the appropriate departments, otherwise a its a disciplinary or at worst a sackable offence.

I've been following this latest 'revelation' with interest, and have been thinking exactly the same thing.

It's bad enough telling someone outside the company, but for that person to them go and join a forum especially to tell others.................

If a friend of mine did that they wouldn't be a friend any more!

In an era when social media is all pervasive it is naive to expect internal emails won't eventually leak onto publicly viewable parts of the Internet. As a social species, humans love to talk to each other about things- we just can't resist blabbing.

Very unfortunate certainly, but naive.

The idea that any "internal communication" will remain as such in the modern era is laughable and everyone (including those writing them) knows that.

Many companies use "internal memos" as a way of getting news out there without officially releasing it, as it always appears to be a more trusted source than were it to be released directly.

No idea if that was the case here, but the thing I often look for is who would news like that be aimed at? What is the real reason for making statements like that?

There's always a game going on somewhere and statements like this are just part of it.

Will Monarch get 787's? No idea, but it's a risky strategy committing to aircraft that are that expensive, especially when they're already in the process of bringing one new type in.

Cannbera97 ,What planet are you on ? Do you honestly think MON would have released that statement to staff expecting no one to mention the fact they may be returning to long haul to anyone outside the company ??
If a return was a senstive issue the company would have kept very quiet it until something was in concrete .



Get real ffs.

Perhaps it should have been kept quiet as I am certain the internal memo/email was as it states an internal memo/email, a company such as Monarch would only want that sort of information in the domain of the public if they the company made an official press release.

I will give you an example

I work for one of the major cruise lines and a few years ago a surprise announcement was to be made to the public concerning the deployment of a particular vessel to the UK cruise market, I at that time I was on a similar site to this but for the cruise industry and one of my team had posted the information online. It didn't take long to find the culprit as he was openly discussing it online and with others, regardless of the fact there was going to be forthcoming press release the person involved was instantly reprimanded and subsequently demoted due to gross misconduct.

That's why I find this whole saga involving members of staff discussing particular internal memos or emails of there company to the public as posting them on PPRUNE. This may be a rumour site but it doesn't give a green light to those wanting to discuss what should be pvt internal emails.

As said if it was a sensitive issue the company would not have disclosed that news to hundreds of staff hoping no one would mention what is on the face of it good posotive news to anyone outside the company

They knew full well the story would leak out and that was im sure intended .

Also never forget that an internal only memo is deniable in the future, whereas were you to make a press statement that something is to happen that then doesn't is something you'll be challenged on.

An internal e-mail sent to a small and trusted group of employees getting leaked is a problem.
An internal e-mail sent to all staff that then gets leaked is a very different thing.

It will also depend on whether the company is listed, and therefore subject to stock exchange rules on price-sensitive information.

AFAIK It was not a confidential letter or anything of that nature it was mentioned on a monthy news letter all staff receive, Therfore hardly "Top Secret " intel !

It was an internal email.

If info goes into a monthly newsletter for all staff at a company, then management should either expect it to leak to the wider world, or someone in management is deeply naive.

The company I work for has monthly 'ask the CEO' town hall meetings. Because the CEO knows things will leak, he imparts very little information at those meetings; the result is that none of the rank-and-file staff go to those meetings because they know the CEO doesn't want things being leaked so doesn't say anything remotely sensitive

Everything is one step away from public domain these days. Cant believe its taken up at least two pages of nonsensical speculation.

Fact is longhaul aircraft for Monarch are nothing but a dream.
Lets see how long it is before another handout is needed.

Yawn! There's so much negativity and cynicism around Monarch it's tiresome. I often wonder what motivates such people!!?? :confused:

In this modern day of social media, it doesn't matter whether you are right as long as you are first to state an opinion or throw out an off the cuff viewpoint! Keep repeating it and maybe it will become an "alternative fact"!! :rolleyes: Let's be frank, unless you are privy to board meetings and company accounts, no one really knows what's happening.

Contrary to what some think, Greybull appear to still think Monarch has a viable future. What that future exactly entails, only time will tell.

I'm sure our competitors would rather we disappeared, but we are still here and plan to be for a while yet! ;)

We just added a few more flights in Europe, so this summer we will be pretty busy.

Just a quick one, does anybody know how many aircraft are based at each base for 2017? I know LBA is x2 A320, just wondering what the rest is.. Thanks

BHX
 

BHX needs 10 Monarch aircraft in the afternoon but only 9 for the morning departures.
So hopefully more morning routes to come ?
Is BHX their biggest bases ?
How many at MAN & LGW ?

I think it's 9 at MAN this year, probably 2x A320 & 7x A321.

Yes, Manchester is planned as 9 based for Summer 2017.

Are Monarch dropping their Luton-Ovda route at the end of April ? It's not on sale for winter 2017/2018, the new Eilat airport seems a fair way from being finished, and Monarch have put other winter 2017/2018 routes on sale already. Furthermore, I understand that loads on Luton-Ovda have not been exactly brilliant outside the Xmas period peak

Are you surprised? Ovda is just a strip of tarmac in the middle of the desert a long way from anywhere with very few transport links. It takes over an hour to get to Eilat, which, fantastic as it is from my own experience, is in itself a fairly unknown and insignificant destination from the UK.

I was in Glasgow all day yesterday and seen tonnes of adverts for Monarchs £30 fares on the side of buses which I thought was quite interesting.

For all the punters who are prepared to get themselves to MAN!

LGW 10 A/C

8 x A321, 1 x A320 + 1A320 Smartlynx

LGW has most weekly flights ( maybe BHX now with new routes )
BHX has most destinations served

Same here in Doncaster.

Possibly a national deal with Stagecoach who I feel sure operate the buses in Glasgow.

I hope not we are using this route again in a couple of weeks. Also it was the middle of march last year before this winter flights were put on sale

Monarch to offer upgrades to 'nice' passengers | The Independent

If there were any doubts they have lost the plot over recent times this should remove those doubts once and for all....