Problems At Monarch
 

I heard today that the management at Monarch were meeting today ref. poss. downsizing(????) due to lost summer business.

I was told that their has been a large drop in long haul demand and therefore alot of consolidation.Also the majors are dropping Monarch and going inhouse, the Direct holiday's lost of business is 2 a/c.

Unlikley to downsize especially with the increase in scheduled programme . May not show any expansion , just use the new 321's to replace old 320's. Management / owners prefere to be ready for new business rather than miss out.

Maybe a mushroom farm, but MON is one of those companies that just seems to plod on regardless, very often un-noticed and under rated, and never really compared with the likes of JMC, BY and MYT. I suspect MON has a really robust management structure and from what I can gather, low staff turnover.

Wish they'd keep the old livery too.

A300MAN - JMC :confused:
Don't you mean TCX :p

.....now there's a company we never hear any thing bad about!

Good on 'em!

PS I like the new livery!

Crown Service
 

As a regular user of the scheduled services, I would be very very very upset if Monarch were to cease the Luton Malaga and Gibraltar services. They provide a 1000% better alternative, service, aircraft, crew, as well as all last year less expensive than agent orange. I start my monthly R and R Sun trips next week, and hope to support them for many years to come.

Hear Hear Bumz! Couldn't agree more. A cut above the rest, I would say.

If I had my time again - and needless to say, I don't! - I would beat a path to MON's door and stay there. I have been a passenger across the Atlantic with them - best trip I've had, and have friends who work there who wouldn't be anywhere else. They seem to have a Flight Deck management structure of quality and integrity. Good on 'em - I for one hope they are here for a very long time.

MON scheduled is a quality operation and hope to be using them for years to come. Long may they reign!

Which goes to show you can have shiny new a/c, plush HQ snazzy ads etc but its the quality of people who count and ultimately make a company what it is.

And I mean throughout the structure

Go Spotty M's Go!

Sir George Cayley

The air is a navigable ocean that laps at everyone door

The only problem with Monarch are those pilots who pronounce their call sign "MON ARK" is this an SOP or are these the kind of people who (if they were flying for BA) may prefix their callsign CONCORD ?

Correction LAF, it is actually "THEE MON ARK"!

"MON ARK" is bad enough, but it's "Thee MON ARK" that's gets me! I think it follows from Thee Concord and Thee Speedbird...

So how are you supposed to pronounce it then? Monuck?

No, I think you'll find it's MON-ERK as in the Monerky :D

And why do people say THE .........? :rolleyes:

and back to the original topic then.

So Alan Tracy, Just whereabouts did you hear about the so called down sizing or "problems at monarch" that your posting suggests? I only ask as this has all the hallmarks of journolistic bull5hit.

BOEINGBOY1 tend to agree!

Exactly, from what I've seen, they have been sub-chartering some long haul as the demand for a good product is growing, and the replacement of A320 with A321 allows potential for growth without any other financial growth of the support infrastructure. Expansion of the seat only scheduled market provides a decent alternative to the "basic" flight service offered by the orange brigade, shame it wasn't available earlier @ LGW!

If you can't beat e'm, slag em off and spread sh*t about them.

Might not be the case here, but time will tell.

May the small guy win! (I've flown spotty too, and echo the sentiments expressed by others)

Tim

All the frills service at a no frills price. If you haven't tried the scheduled product, you really don't know what your missing.


No free seating mad rush
Quality Meal
Free drinks
Qualty onboard service
Free newspapers

Rumours to the contrary are rollox. They have an ever growing, ever loyal customer base and are the big four's IT airline of choice. Why would they give it to their competition!

:)