LUTON History and Nostalgia
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I think both deserve some sympathy - those who went to work for a fast growing budget airline to quickly get re-employed and those who maybe could only afford to go on the holiday destination they chose due to the rock bottom prices available but might now have to stump up a lot more than they can actually afford for last minute replacement flights. The BBC are no different to how the rest of media have covered it.
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Slightly LTN related... I flew a Monarch 757 STN - BGR - BGI and back in December 1990 and I'm looking for the reg. I always thought it was MONC, but it was leased to Air Holland at the time so could not have been.
Any helpers?
Any helpers?
G-MONC was actually on the German register in December 1990 (as D-ABNY with Condor), as was G-MOND (as D-ABNZ). So the only candidates for your flight (assuming it was one of the G-MONxregistrations) would be B/E/J/K.
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G-MONC was actually on the German register in December 1990 (as D-ABNY with Condor), as was G-MOND (as D-ABNZ). So the only candidates for your flight (assuming it was one of the G-MONxregistrations) would be B/E/J/K.
MONB was never ETOPS was it? the other three you mention all were I think though. Would suspect it would have been ETOPS on that run.Wasn't there noe not in the MON* sequence - DAJB?
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UK - BGR was most certainly ETOPS, on the NAT Tracks.
The dates of your flights would be helpful.
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Med Ex was based at Luton, not Manchester, and in a McAlpine hangar. In fact the one where their broken 1-11 is seen. If you trawl through this thread, there are some further details about them and what they wanted to become. The 2nd 1-11 was ferried without autopilot from Mojave to Luton and never saw airline service.
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Now, mention of Mediterranean Express brings to mind a sub charter by Med Exp out of Manchester, this charter was carried out by a Boeing 707 which caused a flurry of controversy.
Does anyone remember this?Was it the 707 was foreign registered?
Does anyone remember this?Was it the 707 was foreign registered?
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I can confirm that Med Express was based at McAlpine's at Luton. Spent many happy hours in ''operations'. Operated just a daily flight to Naples and back. Sadly only lasted one summer season.
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Med Ex was busy during the summer covering sub-charters for Air UK, BMA etc. I had many a happy moment hurtling down GCI's runway with a full load of 89 plus bags !!
