I recently travelled on Monarch airlines during the summer. Having never flown on the airline before I didn't know what to expect. The flight was a long one flying from Stansted to Rhodesin Greece, 5-6 hour I think. The main problem I had on the flight was the amount of legroom. I just fitted in and no more. I didn't want to walk around on the aisle, as I didn't want to disturb the stewards also if I did want to get out I would have had to disturb the people beside me as it was very tight getting in and out, eventually nature called and I had to get out of my seat and go to the toilet. On my way to the WC, I noticed that the best place for legroom was the row of seats behind the exit door, as it had ample room for people to get on and off the plane. The in-flight meals weren't the best; I received a hot baguette with cheese and ham. It did not taste nice at all who ever came up with that recipe didn't put a lot of thought in to it at all. So my advice would be bring your own food, a bit drastic I know but its that or put up with dog food. Also as the flight was a nighttime flight people were requesting blankets and pillows/cushions to get a bit of sleep. I asked for a blanket trying to get a bit of sleep, but I was told by the steward that they had run out of blankets. But it was not all bad, the in-flight programmes were good, comedies such as Porridge and Black adder and the Simpson’s although I don’t think that some of the programmes like Porridge were suitable for the young children on board. Also I had to pay £1 for the rental of earphones to enable me to hear the Programmes and I had to return them at the end of the flight. If you didn't like the programmes on the tv you could listen to the radio but the problem with this was that the radio stations were on tape and would repeat exactly the same thing every hour. The crew onboard were very helpful attending to my every need and this was the best thing on the flight for me. But apart from the small problems I had onboard the flight went smoothly and I arrived on time at my destination. Thanks for reading.
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Monarch have not got an idea about keeping customers happy by giving them enough legroom, especially on long haul flights when everyone can't all get up and walk around the plane.
steveuk 21.12.2002 13:03
I've flown with Monarch on a few occasions and I know what you mean about the amount of legroom. To be fair though, the amount of legroom you get is no different to any other holiday/charter airline ... unless of course you pay the extra legroom supplement.
With regards to food, you may want to consider ordering a vegetarian meal next time, as these tend to be a lot prepared separately (sometimes by different caterers) and tend to be fresher.
ndf9876 21.12.2002 10:25
I was always under the impression that Monarch were one of the more prestigious airlines? Great opinion!
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