Monarch Airlines

[LBA787]

I think the 2nd base Monarch Airbus A320 should position in to Leeds either Saturday evening or in early hours of Sunday morning because it's required in service on Sunday... I suspect it will be G-ZBAB returning from East Midlands..

It should be AB.

There are 4 flights operating on Sunday using both based a/c.

:crazy:

 

[alpha.alpha]

Monarch have a positioning flight on Sunday morning 04:50 from East Midlands, I presume it will be G-ZBAB

 

[Moo2009]

On the LBA web site it has a nice new advert about the monarch sale which advertises Alicante as a destination from leeds I guess this is a mistake?

 

[alpha.alpha]

Looking on the Monarch website, they have the same advert but says Barcelona instead, so unfortunately I think it is a mistake.

 

[Aviador]

ITV Saturday Nite Takeaway

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A reverse bungee jump is now in position for the Ant & Dec Saturday Nite Takeaway programme live Orlando give-away in association with Monarch Airlines.

I spoke to a member of the TV crew today who said they were planning up to half-an-hour of air-time on the prime time ITV show.

 

[imagineif]

MON265P G-MONJ - has switched on its transponder and is taxing for Departure to Leeds as we speak

15:11

 

[alpha.alpha]

G-MONJ has just landed at LBA! with a nice Ant and Dec livery! I'm excited to see what footage ITV get of the airport and the airplane tonight!

 

[Aviador]

I understand ITV have positioned cameras in several places around the airport for tonight's show.

 

[imagineif]

I have to be honest, normally don't watch such garbage television but hey...

Its my local airport
Its a Monarch 757
Its Monarchs Birthday
Its a Florida flight from LBA!!

I will tune in on this occasion

 

[48vanman]

Anyone able to confirm the routing for tonights flight.

I am sure first thing this morning the airport website said St Johns/Sanford,whereas now just says Orlando Sanford.

 

[imagineif]

I would be very surprised if it can make it all the way to Sanford direct, even with a limited capacity. New York yes but Sanford is pushing it.

My guess is it will need to do a fuel stop en-route and St Johns seems like an obvious choice, it may be that for PR reasons ITV/Monarch have asked that the FIDS just show Orlando Sanford.

 

[Aviador]

I've just checked the St John's website and it's not showing on their arrivals or departures.

 

[imagineif]

Based on the normal configuration of a Monarch 757 - according to their own website..

They can operate the aircraft up to 5,630km

The distance from LBA to SFB 6,813km

So as you can see that is some 1,183klm shy... I don't know the finalised load and performance limitations of today's departure but I doubt they can shed enough weight to gain those 1000+km on a direct leg with this old, non winglet 757.

Its going to have to take a pit stop somewhere and its not uncommon for airports not to display technical stops on its main FIDS.

 

[lbaspotter]

It's definitely going via st John's. Might not appear on there website due to it been a transit stop for fuel rather than a terminating service.

 

[planespotter1333]

How come its going from Leeds and not somewhere down south ?

 

[The Pole]

tonights winner from leeds??? Leeds not as busy therefore guaranteed to get off on time??

 

[48vanman]

That didn't look like a VIP cabin to me!.

 

[lbaspotter]

Tonight's show biz departure has just gone airborne.

 

[The Pole]

Watched it arrive this aft, a little later than schedule and just watched it on tv and pop up over the trees over horsforth. Kudos for LBA!!!

 

[JakeS]

I didn't realise I knew the Tower Controller from my old Air Cadet days... It's a small world. Great P.R. For LBA!