it says 'for disposal' so i assume they are getting scrapped :(

If it is this i will email them and tell them that its NR who is going.

Also acording to Jethro it will be PCD or ZBB who will also leave, both of which have also been with Monarch since they were built. Dont understand why they want to get rid of an A320 when they are just about to get some.

MKY661

Its all to do with leasing costs.............we just drive them, its far too complicated for me to understand the complexities of these issues, we leave that to the bean counters!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is actually doing very well at the moment, sales and yields are doing very well.

You mean apart from the fact that they do not have A319s or A318s.

Correct. I put the remark in the wrong row!. Now corrected

Whay will they replace the big buses with, i reckon it will ba a couple of 767's.

nothing bigger but think smaller

A310's? :}

Little known fact is MON came very close to leasing 2 310-300's a few years back, glad that didn't happen. Can't see the AB6's being replaced with anything remotely similar.

Imagine that, getting shot of the 300 only to get a 310:eek::eek:

Thinking A320/1NEO or B737NG

In my opinion Monarch would go for small aircraft since there market is in the short/medium haul and the fact now that most routes that they serve dont need a big aircraft to fly it in! :)

Their market...

Does anyone know where the A300's are flying to from MAN during the summer?

Palma, Sharm el Sheikh, Tenerife, Larnaca & Paphos definate. Will possibly be doing Malaga, & Lanzarote as well. All will operate from MAN & LGW only except for Saturday where there is the MAN-PMI-LTN-PMI-MAN again.

Thanks for the info. I was hoping it would be operating a Greek route. I did find an A300 on the MAN-AGP route when I was messing around at work this afternoon.

A300 routes
 

Going nowhere.there all!!!!!!!! tech

Just got my hands on a summer schedule. Here are the A300 routes from MAN:

MON
MAN/DLM ZB664/5
MAN/CFU MON1828/9
MAN/DLM ZB668/9

TUE
MAN/PMI ZB532/3
MAN/TFS ZB564/5
MAN/TFS 568/9

WED
MAN/LCA ZB640/1
MAN/PFO ZB634/5

THUR
MAN/SSH ZB684/5

FRI
MAN/PMI ZB532/3
MAN/TFS ZB564/5
MAN/TFS ZB568/9
MAN/DLM ZB662/3

SAT
MAN/AGP ZB654/5
MAN/SSH ZB684/5
MAN/PMI ZB534/5

SUN
MAN/AGP ZB654/5
MAN/PVK MON5642/3
MAN/FAO ZB594/5
MAN/PMI ZB534/5

Partyboy,

Thank you, I can plan my summer hols now. I'm determined to fly a new a/c this year and best go on a A300 whilst I can do

MAN - AGP will also be operated by an A330 like last summer, which will be on a Monday

anybody know if monarch will be operating the A330 to ALC again?

Not sure if the seat map is quite right on that one. I think the A330 based at MAN will be doing CWL/SFB on a Monday... unless this is the A330 from LGW.

Not from MAN, not sure about LGW

Potential niche routes in BOH
 

What is the liklihood of Monarch considering opening scheduled niche routes from BOH? Since they operated out of NQY are they now totally against second tier regional airports?

Open niche routes from BOH with statistical demand according to CAA O&D stats include: Gibralter, Funchal, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Almeria, Heraklion, Orlando, Barbados, Cancun, Barcelona (sorry for the mixup, no order of demand)

Does anyone know what is going on with the MAN - GIB route? First of all they put it seasonal and now we have just had to cancel three of our flights as they are now only doing it on a Monday and Friday this summer!

It looks like Monarch are sticking to their advert "Fly one way from only £35" as they have cancelled our flight coming back :{

It seems MAN-GIB, Like LTN-GIB will be done on some sort of W pattern, I can't see it loaded in the web currently but that's what it seems to be.

Pass on what the schedule will look like in full but I'd of though if correct LTN or MAN will have some unfamiliar times this year.

Time will tell.

GIB
 

There was an article in the Gib Chronicle last Saturday, I think, and Monarch had been questioned about their comittment to this route. They said that both routes to Gibraltar would run through next winter and although not presently available to book, would be shortly.

We shall see. Although I use EZY through Liverpool usually at half the price of Monarch so that must be having an effect

Does anyone know if Monarch are leasing a 757 to Thomas Cook for the summer season to base at NCL? :rolleyes:

There is a nice light blue ex Zoom/Fly Star one sat on the ground at Lasham doing nowt.

Just out of curiosity do Monarch use the A300 to Sanford at all, or is it always the A330's?

The A300 has only been used for Sanford when the A330's are out of action

Given that they can only use the A320, and not the A321, on the GIB route that is my thinking for why it is always quite late in the process that the flights to GIB get finalised.

It has been the same at every single season change I can remember. And given the current limited competition, they can be quite flexible with the plans to enable them to maximise their return from the frame in other areas.
[They are after all the airline which has the best timed flight departure exGIB and have been for some time (post 5pm Friday departure).]

Fed up with all the rumour mongers trying to read stuff into it, this has been the case every season change. The key indicator is how many services they offer and how that varies over the period. They are not going to drop the routes.

BlueA330, thank you. Pardon my ignorance but can the A300's do UK to Sanford non stop?

The Gib I believe is running in a W pattern from Ltn as there are no 320's based in Man this year.
Timings will Be roughly Ltn Gib 0730 1000 Gib Man 1045 1345 Man Gib 1445 1745 Gib Ltn 1830 2100

Yes the A300 can do the UK to Sanford non-stop. However, in Monarch's high-density config it can usually struggle with payload, so a fuel stop in Bangor would normally be the case.

The LTN-GIB-MAN-GIB-LTN will run on Mondays and Fridays throughout the summer as follows:

ZB068 LTN-GIB 0715-1110
ZB575 GIB-MAN 1155-1350
ZB574 MAN-GIB 1455-1855
ZB063 GIB-LTN 1940-2125

Times are all LOCAL and may change slightly for operational reasons. LTN-GIB-LTN will also operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Sundays.

Thank you!

The 757 was deployed on the LTN-GIB route at one time

Decent brakes!

Well this will be different when I fly to GIB :) The schedule takes place from 4th May by the way.

Wonder why they have decided not to base an A320 in MAN this year? Will an A321 replace it maybe?

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