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Monarch Airlines ceased operation

Post by Richard Vo » Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:16 pm

So I think some of you may have heard about this sad new, but it just happened today :(
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Re: Monarch Airlines ceased operation

Post by Welshy » Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:18 pm

They'll be bought out for their slots
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Post by lorDuckFeet » Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:21 pm

Hope all staff can get a job.
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Re: Monarch Airlines ceased operation

Post by Dan » Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:45 pm

Such a shame, it was a great airline.
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Post by plunderbird » Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:01 pm

Said in one of today's UK papers, that Ryanair would be looking at getting as many pilot's from them, if they went bust. To help them with thier own problem.
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Post by Welshy » Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:33 pm

It will take too long for the pilots to solve the Ryanair problems. Different type ratings
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Post by jetskit » Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:13 pm

Hate to hear news like this. I loved monarch personally. Here's a few photos I took last time I traveled with them. Will be missed greatly
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Post by Turbofan » Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:26 am

I had heard this airline was not doing well. Great livery, something unique in these times. Hopefully all the employees will get jobs elsewhere soon.
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Post by Welshy » Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:27 am

It was quite out of the Blue as the only problem we seemed to know of was their Package Holiday licence from the CAA
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Post by Turbofan » Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:29 am

I think I saw a few posts on airliners.net or FlyerTalk that Monarch was in the red. Can't remember when exactly I saw this but it wasn't too long ago.
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Post by Welshy » Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:31 am

What my main hope now is that the government gets to sell off the assets due to funding the rescue flights at a huge expense
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Post by jetskit » Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:06 pm

Yeah tfan, monarch was having some issues last year if I recall and was backed by some bigger names who payed in to keep them going, looks like it's time finally came though. Honestly a brilliant airline. Don't think I could ever fault them. Gonna be sad not seeing their iconic purple and yellow filling the skies
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Re: Monarch Airlines ceased operation

Post by Gennaro » Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:48 am

Sad news, I had the chance to fly this airline when I went to the UK a few years ago, but we had to switch to easyjet last minute :(
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