Monarch Airlines

[Aviador]

So much for the change in direction. :s_omg :whiteflag:

What do you mean? Surely Naples, Sharm el sheikh and Gibraltar is a change in direction is it not? Zante, Alicante and Rhodes are a firm favourite and they are severely underserved destinations from our region so I say far play to them.

Here are some examples:

During July of this year a total of 23,967 passengers flew to Rhodes from Manchester, in comparison only 3,420 flew to Rhodes from Leeds Bradford.

During the same month a total of 25,067 passengers flew to Zakynthos from Manchester whereas Leeds saw only 2,433 passengers on the same route. (6,631 flew from Newcastle which has a significantly smaller catchment area)

A total of 10,821 passengers flew to Naples from Manchester yet the route was unserved from Leeds Bradford. (Liverpool saw 5,391 fly to Naples)

I agree Gibraltar is an oddball but I think Monarch fly there from all their bases so this could be down to a particular deal with the airport there.

Alicante saw a total of 64,591 use Manchester airport during July compared with only 24,686 from Leeds Bradford.

 

[SNOWMAN]

good morning aviador
do you have the figures for AGP from LBA & MAN if the new routes from monarch are correct I find hard to understand why they are not including AGP from LBA,just my thoughts.
regards
sm1 :dunno:

 

[Aviador]

good morning aviador
do you have the figures for AGP from LBA & MAN if the new routes from monarch are correct I find hard to understand why they are not including AGP from LBA,just my thoughts.
regards
sm1 :dunno:

Manchester saw 64,268 passengers flying to Malaga whereas Leeds saw 29,700 and for comparison Liverpool saw 21,758 during the same month and Newcastle saw 21,095.

(All figures quoted are from the CAA.)

Basically, when given the chance LBA can punch it's weight and achieve better figures than some of it's competing airports which carry significantly more passengers annually overall.

 

[Aviador]

Leeds youngster runs rule over airline meals for Monarch

"Pudsey was in town to help Monarch, which flies from Leeds Bradford Airport, as a donation from each meal sold will go to BBC Children in Need."

 

[Tarn Spotter]

Away at the moment, have I missed something, monarch runx out of money and operating licence on the 24th, has someone put money in to finance all this expansion, or just hopes for the future.

 

[lbaspotter]

Good news as it would seem Monarch have this morning started to upload and realease for sale summer 2015 flights from Leeds /Bradford.

 

[leedsman]

Certainly looks like things are moving at long last. Naples now showing 2 weekly. No sign of Gibraltar yet. Is Naples a brand new Leeds route or have Jet2 tried it before?

 

[imagineif]

Wonderful news!

Looking forward to seeing a nice big positive official announcement form MON & LBA !

 

[Aviador]

Naples is completely new from LBA so at last something new NEW not just something reinstated. :drinks:

 

[User0001]

Monarch have now officially launched S15 flights from LBA.

No GIB however.

 

[752]

ALC is 3 weekly according to ALC twitter reports

operating Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday

Quote 'Monarch Airlines launches new route from Alicante to Leeds Bradford with three weekly flights (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) from March 29, 2015. Schedules and frequencies during the Summer Season 2015: Alicante (ALC) - Leeds Bradford (LBA ) : ZB1237: 19:25 to 21:25 - 2 / 4 ZB1237: 21:10 to 23:10 - 7 Leeds Bradford (LBA) - Alicante (ALC) : ZB1236: 15:00 to 18:40 - 2 / 4 ZB1236: 16:45 to 20:25 - 7'

Dalaman is now at x3 Weekly with an extra Wednesday flight

Naples at x2 weekly (Monday & Friday)

Gran Canaria looks like a winter only route!

Faro is up to x5 weekly

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like we have lost Monarch routes to Bodrum, Arrecife (Lanzarote), Heraklion (Crete) whilst it also looks like Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) flights wont operate into the summer.

Noticed that Zakynthos (Zante) and Rhodes routes which have been bookable using Cosmos Holidays website are no longer on sale anymore also No sign of the new routes to Gibraltar or Sharm el sheikh either. Looks like we sticking to just the 2x based aircraft, which its better than non at all.

 

[lbaspotter]

Great news that Monarch Airlines are sticking around LBA for next summer, Here's the official press release from Monarch Airlines own website...

Source: http://www.monarch.co.uk/news/flights/2014-news/get-booking-for-summer-2015-lba

GET BOOKING FOR SUMMER 2015!

14 10 2014

GET BOOKING FOR SUMMER 2015!

Monarch Airlines announces summer ’15 programme and flight schedule from Leeds Bradford Airport – including new routes to Alicante and Naples

(Luton, UK –14 October 2014) – Monarch Airlines today announces the launch of its schedule for summer 2015 from Leeds Bradford Airport with flights to 10 sun and city destinations across Europe.

The summer 2015 schedule from Leeds Bradford Airport will offer two new routes during the summer months to Alicante and Naples, in addition to eight routes continued from this summer, making a total of 28 flights per week. Flights to the increasingly popular destinations of Dalaman and Faro will see a rise in frequencies and holiday makers will enjoy more convenient flight times to Barcelona, Faro and Mahon, ideal for a weekend away. Other routes will also benefit from more sociable flight times enabling Yorkshire customers to choose a weekend break or plan a summer holiday to the Monarch destination of their choice. Monarch flights and holidays are all bookable at http://www.monarch.co.uk

Andrew Swaffield, Chief Executive of The Monarch Group said: “The airline has been undergoing a strategic review of all routes and bases over the past few months and as a result changes have been made to scheduled flights for summer 2015 across the network. We have been listening to our customers and have put a lot of thought into refining our schedule for summer 2015 from Leeds Bradford Airport. We believe that the improvements to our flying programme from our most northern base will appeal to our loyal travellers, as well as attracting new customers to Monarch to experience the warmth of service and personal touch that we are bringing back to the European airline industry.”

John Parkin, Chief Executive of Leeds Bradford Airport said: “We welcome the introduction of two new summer destinations by Monarch providing increased flight choice for travellers across the Leeds City region and Yorkshire. With improved flight timings and the excellent customer service which Monarch offers, passengers can be assured of a warm welcome next summer when they fly from their local airport – Leeds Bradford.”

In July, Monarch Airlines announced that Boeing had been chosen as the preferred bidder for its anticipated fleet renewal project. The airline is currently working towards agreeing terms which will see 30 new Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft joining the Monarch fleet from April 2018, with options to add up to an additional 15 to the order.

-ENDS-

 

[SNOWMAN]

hi all
for summer 2015 it looks like the monarch group are stand alone from LBA,the bits from Thomas cooks look to be on jet2.
regards
sm1

 

[lbaspotter]

Well the flight programme of 28x weekly flights next summer from LBA works with 2x based aircraft operating as follows.

Monday
AC1
MON7534 = LBA 06:15 – DLM 12:30 / ZB7535 = DLM 13:20 – LBA 15:50
MON7584 = LBA 16:50 – MAH 20:30 / ZB7585 = MAH 21:15 – LBA 22:55
AC2
MON1276 = LBA 07:30 – NAP 11:30 / ZB1277 = NAP 12:20 – LBA 14:30
MON7554 = LBA 15:55 – BCN 19:15 / ZB7555 = BCN 20:15 – LBA 21:50
Tuesdays
AC1
ZB7504 = LBA 06:00 – TFS 10:40 / ZB7505 = TFS 11:30 – LBA 15:55
ZB7516 = LBA 17:00 – PMI 20:40 / ZB7517 = PMI 21:35 – LBA 23:25
AC2
ZB7542 = LBA 07:10 – FAO 10:10 / ZB7543 = FAO 11:00 – LBA 14:00
ZB1236 = LBA 15:00 - ALC 18:40 / ZB1237 = ALC 19:25 - LBA 21:25
Wednesdays
AC1
ZB7534 = LBA 06:15 – DLM 12:30 / ZB7535 = DLM 13:20 – LBA 15:50
ZB7516 = LBA 17:00 – PMI 20:40 / ZB7517 = PMI 21:35 – LBA 23:25
AC2
ZB7542 = LBA 07:10 – FAO 10:10 / ZB7543 = FAO 11:00 – LBA 14:00
ZB7508 = LBA 15:15 - LCA 22:10 / ZB7509 = LCA 23:00 – LBA 02:20*
Thursdays
AC1
ZB7596 = LBA 06:00 - ATY 12:25 / ZB7597 = ATY 13:15 - LBA 16:00
ZB7516 = LBA 17:00 – PMI 20:40 / ZB7517 = PMI 21:35 – LBA 23:25
AC2
ZB7542 = LBA 07:10 – FAO 10:10 / ZB7543 = FAO 11:00 – LBA 14:00
ZB1236 = LBA 15:00 - ALC 18:40 / ZB1237 = ALC 19:25 - LBA 21:25
Fridays
AC1
ZB1276 = LBA 06:30 – NAP 10:30 / ZB1277 = NAP 11:20 – LBA 13:30
ZB7504 = LBA 15:00 – TFS 19:40 / ZB7505 = TFS 20:30 – LBA 00:55*
AC2
ZB7584 = LBA 09:10 – MAH 12:40 / ZB7585 = MAH 13:25 – LBA 14:55
ZB7554 = LBA 15:55 – BCN 19:15 / ZB7555 = BCN 20:15 – LBA 21:50
Saturdays
AC1
ZB7542 = LBA 07:10 – FAO 10:10 / ZB7543 = FAO 11:00 – LBA 14:00
ZB7534 = LBA 15:00 – DLM 21:15 / ZB7535 = DLM 22:05 – LBA 00:35*
AC2
ZB7516 = LBA 08:10 – PMI 11:40 / ZB7517 = PMI 12:25 – LBA 14:00
ZB7508 = LBA 15:15 - LCA 22:10 / ZB7509 = LCA 23:00 – LBA 02:20*
Sundays
AC1
ZB7596 = LBA 06:00 - ATY 12:25 / ZB7597 = ATY 13:15 - LBA 16:00
ZB7554 = LBA 17:00 – BCN 20:20 / ZB7555 = BCN 21:05 – LBA 22:40
AC2
ZB7542 = LBA 09:00 – FAO 12:00 / ZB7543 = FAO 12:45 – LBA 15:45
ZB1236 = LBA 16:45 - ALC 20:25 / ZB1237 = ALC 21:10 - LBA 23:10

 

[White Heather]

Snowman, it was confirmed some time ago that Monarch will not be carrying charter passengers on their flights, so Cosmos, Thomas Cook etc will all have to switch to Jet2 from LBA if they are to continue operating a particular destination. It is a shame we have lost some routes, but fantastic news that Monarch are staying. Some said, not too long ago, that Monarch was gone. For me, it was never clear cut and the fact nothing was announced suggested that there was no certainty that Monarch were to leave LBA. As a low cost airline, they can now provide LBA with competition with Ryanair and some of the leakage on the most popular routes can be stopped. It represents a new start for the airline and if LBA continues as a success, there is obviously scope for limited growth in future years. I have no doubt at all that LBA and Tony Hallwood have had a lot of work to do with regard to this, and once again, the outcome is positive, so well done to them and to LBA for retaining what many believed could not be retained.

 

[SNOWMAN]

hi white-heather
thanks for above post,
re cosmos holidays I always thought they were part of the same group along with avro.
regards
sm1

 

[oldendays]

I seem to remember Britannia operated a handful of flights from Leeds to Naples in the late seventies/early eighties. I think Lisbon and Rome featured around the same time. To digress a little, Britannia flew to Pula from Leeds in the summer of 1983 using a 737 sub-chartered from Transavia.

By the way it is splendid news that Monarch is staying with us. I really would have been seriously fed up to see the company go.

 

[lbaspotter]

I seem to remember Britannia operated a handful of flights from Leeds to Naples in the late seventies/early eighties.

I seem to remember charter flights been operated to Naples about 8-10 years ago from Leeds/Bradford using one of the based bmi regional Embraer 145's. At about the same time they also operated a charter service to Verona as well...

hi white-heather
thanks for above post,
re cosmos holidays I always thought they were part of the same group along with avro.
regards
sm1

I agree with you "SNOWMAN1" As I understand Monarch airlines will still be carrying Cosmos Holidays and Avro punters from Leeds/Bradford next summer 2015.

 

[airforced]

I'm a bit surprised to see some routes dropped for S15 and some of the rumoured new routes not showing on the programme that has been released from LBA. For example HER was there a day or so ago but it has now disappeared. Might this mean that there are still flights to be released and that we might get a third aircraft after all?

Or am I engaging in a flight (apologies for the intended pun) of fancy? Any inside info out there please?