Monarch Scheduled Expansion - 2007
 

New routes from Luton to Almeria and Ibiza from May and increased frequencies to Faro And Palma following arrival of additional based A320.

New A321 to be based at Birmingham for increased frequencies to Alicante, Murcia and Palma, and a new service to Ibiza.

New service from Manchester to Jerez from March 25th.

Source Airliner World September 2006

Get the house in order first
 

before expanding....The Luton Gibraltar service has been a fiaso over the last few days, and nights.....see my posting on Gibraltar....

Bumz

? New Route
 

Looks like Monarch are starting a weekly flight to Paphos from Edinburgh (not yet bookable on Monarch site but bookable on Airtours & MyTravel).
Can anyone confirm this? Not heard any official announcements yet but this is long overdue at EDI. Might annoy GSN a bit! lol.

MSE Routes
 

Heard a rumour the other day, that Monarch would be starting a few charter services from MSE in 2007.
Anyone put this to bed or throw some light on it?

Sounds like this is instead of positioning the EDI based aircraft to GLA to operate GLA-Paphos

blazing_air - I asume you mean charter flights other than the already announced Norfolk flights?

airhumberside

Yep this in addition to the Norfolk flights

Are the EDI-PFO flights not Charter flights for Airtours Holidays. So they should not really make a difference to Globspan.

6 x 787-8's ordered for 2010,11,12.......more 767's or A330's in the mean time:ok:

monarch ordering 787's
 

its great to see Monarch are moving forward with the 787, this should open new routes to the South America?

Well done Monarch and First Choice for that matter!!

2 x MD11's have also been mentioned just lately on numerous forums. Both are set to be Ex Varig Machines.

Now don't hold me to it though.

Monarch Man, Where'd you get the news for the 787's?

Was announced on the company website, formal announcement due tomorrow at 10:00.

Thanks LOC GRN....

Wow cant believe it. Woulda thought Airbus wouldve offered them the 350 for jack to get a launch customer in UK. Guess MYT can enjoy them...

I hope they get some interim 330's tho. If im to be forever stuck on the 'bus i wanna taste of some LH soon!

Something to look forward too anyways!

I have just made my first booking with Monarch LGW~GRX in September. I was preparing to say how good the on-line system was but marred by it not supporting the Firefox browser at 1.5.0.6 and having to restart in IE. All went smoothly until I was reading the E-receipt to see that I had not spotted the surcharge for using Mastercard. £4.95 which is, I think, more than FR?? The small print must have been very small!

Apart from that very nasty shock, it seems to have gone well, a friend has used this service and speaks well of them. We shall see!

The card fee is hardly hidden away given that it appears right next to the amount you have to pay!

From the payment screen:

amount:
(plus handling fee of GBP 4.95/EUR7.45
for Visa and Mastercard payments and
GBP 1.00/1.50 EUR for Switch/Maestro
or Visa Debit card payments, if applicable.
You can avoid paying this fee by using a
Solo or Electron card.)

Boeing have just confirmed the order for 6 aircraft, and purchase rights for a further 4.

Monarch CEO quoted as saying that with the 787's longer range they will operate to new destinations in the Americas, Asia and Africa.

18/08/2006
Monarch announces order for Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

Monarch Airlines has today announced that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will form the core of its future long-haul fleet. Monarch’s shareholders have placed an order for six of the new aircraft, worth US$916 million at list prices, with purchase rights on a further four. The company’s current long-haul fleet is comprised of Airbus A330, A300 and Boeing 767 aircraft.

The 787 aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery from the end of 2010, incorporate revolutionary cabin designs and will offer passengers improved onboard comfort with wider seats, seat back monitors, improved air conditioning, bigger windows, more stowage space, improved lighting and an altogether enhanced environment.

Using 20% less fuel per passenger than similarly sized aircraft, the Boeing 787 is also designed for the environment with lower emissions and quieter takeoffs and landings.

Monarch’s CEO, Peter Brown commented, “After months of extensive evaluation, we are delighted to have concluded that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is the ideal aircraft to replace Monarch’s existing fleet of wide-bodied aircraft. With delivery scheduled between 2010 and 2013, we are confident that their introduction into our fleet will provide us with an unbeatable product offering and greatly enhance the onboard passenger experience on our flights.”

Also commenting on the announcement, Marlin Dailey, senior vice president of Sales for Europe, Russia and central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airlines said, “The 787 has proven appeal in the long-haul leisure market, with faster cruise speeds enabling shorter sector times on flights. Monarch passengers will now be able to take advantage of these as well as benefiting from the cabin enhancements within the aircraft, making for an all-round improved flying experience.”

I think that it is rather premature to say where they will be operated to, it all depends on the charter market at the time, and who knows what will be the flavour of the month in 2010 onwards?

Apologies if this the wrong thread but i would appreciate any information..
My godson is getting married in two weeks and then taking the 2030 Monarch flight to Male from LGW on September 3rd. his tour operator has advised that seats cannot be prebooked and if he and his new wife want to sit together they must check in early. They advise that check in for the flight opens at 0001 on September 3rd., this has got them a bit worried and they intend arriving at LGW at 1200 for the 2030 flight to try and get seats together. Can anyone advise what the chances of sitting together really are and what would be a realistic time to arrive at check in?

Why dont they chk in online? That way they dont have to waste hrs at the airport