Monarch Airlines

...had spoke to people at Monarch before we left the UK and they had informed us that we were allowed an extra 5kg luggage allowance. He rolled is eyes and said "there is what you have been told, and there is what is printed on your ticket". We had been staying at an AI hotel and hadn't eaten out through the holiday because the food at the hotel was fine but we had planned to treat ourselves on our last night to go and have a meal out and we had saved ...
...whether that is Cosmos or Monarch at fault. We eventually boarded and despite having paid for seats together were sat across an aisle. Now it is in the small print that 'seats together' can be classed as across and aisle or in front and behind of each other. This isn't exclusive to Monarch most airlines say this so I can't particularly complain in that sense but it still isn't what you would ideally want on such a long flight. Okay we could talk ...

missixty 05.11.2007 · Read full review
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MONARCH PREMIUM SERVICE? – IT CERTAINLY IS NOT! This was our first and hopefully our last flight with Monarch; we have in the past avoided flying long haul to the Maldives with Monarch, mainly because of the many bad reviews we have seen. However this year the island we wanted to stay on was only offered via Cosmos and they used Monarch flights during the summer months. We were offered to upgrade to Premium service for a bargain price so we bit ...
...we would have to call Monarch direct 12 weeks before the departure date and request these. Which we did and the very nice Lady on the phone even asked us which seats we wanted, she put all these details on their system and explained that there would be no problem at check in. CHECK IN We arrived at Manchester airport early and we were the first couple to check in at the Premium desk. Our cases were weighed, and we were about 5 kgs over. We explained ...

MALDIVEDIVER 15.07.2007 (08.07.2007) · Read full review
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This is about Monarch scheduled flights not charter, I thought it best to make that clear! Monarch scheduled flights operate to Spain including Alicante, Barcelona and the Balearics, the Canary Islands, Portugal and Cyprus. It uses most UK airports, but mainly Birmingham, Luton, Gatwick and Manchester. I have used them regularly over the past four years and 'touch wood' have not had too many problems. They are certainly not the cheapest no frills ...
...Next is baggage and Monarch have jumped on the 'bandwagon' and started to charge for hold baggage. The cost is £3.99 per bag each way or £10.00 if you do not pre-book and pay at the airport! Hmm bit more expensive now! Then the killer! Credit card charges, oh yes! £1.75 per passenger each way, which adds a whopping £10.50 to our bill for three people, if that isn't enough they also levy a 50p per passenger each way for debit cards. That really ...

bean372042 10.10.2007 · Read full review
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...a flight to Spain with Monarch airlines (aha - we finally get to the Monarch bit I hear you say!). I searched for ages on the net to find a flight on the days I needed, I was flying out on a Monday and back on the following Thursday. Monarch were the cheapest flying direct from Manchester, and had a good selection of flights and times to choose from, which was good because I needed to get into Spain and then get a train to where my boyfriends band ...
...few more shows. I phoned Monarch on my mobile and within 5 minutes I had changed my flight from the Thursday to the following Monday. They were very helpful and quick and it only cost me £10. On the Monday, I went to the Monarch info desk at the airport and collected my new ticket. No fuss or messing about, it took seconds before I was on my way to the check-in desk. Again the check-in staff were great, as were the gate staff, although I felt comfortable ...

thundersmurf 04.11.2005 · Read full review
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...lasted for very long. Monarch insist on having numerous desks, all labelled as check-in for 'All Monarch Flights'. I'd imagine that as the day goes on, this could get extremely inconvenient, especially for anybody who suffers from traffic delays, and arrives at the airport having to queue behind people not scheduled to set off for another two hours!! But, as I say, this wasn't any problem for me, because we got there so early and there were only ...
...I got the impression that Monarch wanted us out of the small and cramped airport as quickly as possible, and everybody boarded at the same time. Different parties' arrivals onto the plane was staggered slightly due to the different buses which were taking us to the plane, but there were still queues to board. ~*~ COMFORT Our plane for both journies was a Boeing 757, and it can't be faulted for comfort. The seats were absolutely fine. Leg room isn't ...

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...I decided to fly with Monarch purely for the fact that they offered the cheapest flight. On the dates I WANTED to travel, Easy jet were offering a return flight for £350 at the cheapest. I got mine for £137. Quite a difference I thought. Then again its probably my own fault for leaving only three weeks before booking. Now as a few of you may know my health is not the best. My main concern was having to carry my baggage as with my back I'm unable ...
...my experience of travelling with Monarch Airlines. The quality of service and the food was excellent. The entertainment wasn't bad it was mainly comedy/drama and I found that my puzzle book was more my kind of thing. The one downfall that I would point out was the lack of legroom, but then I have very long legs and it is a plane afterall!!! I will definately use this airline again, and after my mum's account of her journeys with easy jet, I think ...

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...to Malaga from Manchester was Monarch airlines. Let’s book some tickets…. Naturally it is possible to book your tickets on-line via the Monarch web site - www.flycrown.com. I booked the tickets in two batches, because my parents were coming to Spain with us for the first week of the fortnight holiday. This is when the first complication arose. Like many e-commerce systems the first time you use it you have to provide all your address and credit ...
...the night before I rang Monarch to see if we could possibly check-in for the flight the night before meaning we’d only need to take our hand luggage in the morning and could bypass the big queues. This is a service that is offered by the big airlines but not by Monarch it appears. In the end it wasn’t such a big issue since there was a queue of two people when we checked-in! We weren’t that fortunate on our return to England, but more of that later. ...

SmartRich 12.09.2002 · Read full review
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Monarch Airlines (MON) I recently travelled with Monarch for the second time from Gatwick to Bodrum (MON3481) on an Airbus A300600 (or something like that). It wasn’t through choice as it was a package but I was fairly pleased. Check in was fairly good and fast although I was not impressed by the way there were about 6 desks all saying ‘all monarch flights’, I checked the code on the baggage labels and fortunately they did get ...
...and Aviance (the rep for Monarch and about 30+ other airlines at Gatwick). Anyway, after a while some £6 vouchers did appear (if you were standing at the desk), and about an hour later there existence was announced with large ques forming. Breakfast at Garfunkles it was then followed by a further lack of information. At one point there was no one there just a phone, a guess by dialling 100 gave a bit of hope with wait in the lounge boarding soon ...

eep362 01.09.2001 (02.09.2001) · Read full review
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...your salary or I flew monarch in 1986 to Ibiza and the seat pitch was awful! I know all of this! After 6 years of flying with Monarch, I know every gripe there is with the airline industry. I just wanted to write a review form the other side of the fence, as an ex-employee of a charter airline. It was always my dream, from when I flew Monarch as a little girl, that I would be a stewardess for Monarch Airlines. Well, many years later my dream came ...
...blazen cheek! Safety ##### Monarch has one of the best safety records and, touch wood, to this day has not had any major incidents where there has been loss of life. They have one of the most modern fleets in the business and their own engineering team who are outstanding and used by other airlines aswell. The aircraft are superbly maintained and will not leave the airport unless 100% safe and technically sound. Now, why do passengers complain ...

cheekychunkychops 01.10.2005 · Read full review
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...came across an advert for Monarch Airlines, They have a very informative website and easy to understand booking facilities online so we decided to give them a try and got tickets for £150 each return, and so glad we where too! The service we found from the booking in, to departing the plane in Alicante Spain was all first class. The staff can not do enough to make to make you feel at ease and satisfied. After booking in we headed down to the departure ...
...be seen in it! Monarch you will find do things with excellence and do not cut corners for anything, the meal we had put in front of us consisted of a roll and butter, with a small Mediterranean side salad, Chicken and vegetables with new potatoes in gravy, a slice of apple pie and cheese and crackers. The meal was hot and tasted how food should taste, not like some meals that taste more like processed muck, and it truly was tasty and very filling ...

Dawnlb 09.08.2003 · Read full review
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...came to be flying by Monarch Airlines after booking a holiday to Egypt with Cosmos (both these reviews to come later). As you can imagine it was quite a long journey departing from Manchester at 10.00 am and arriving in Egypt at about 5.30 p.m. our time. To do my review I’ve broken it down into the following sections the plane including legroom, the staff, in-flight meals etc, and entertainment. PLANE INCLUDING LEGROOM Outbound Flight **** ...
...we were in an Airbus A300-603R, my initial thought of the plane was that it was quite small looking and when I got inside I was not disappointed in spite of the fact the plane seats 361 people. We were in row 10 I say we were in row 10 meaning we were squashed into the row it seemed that legroom had been given over to an extra row of seats. I am roughly 5’8 and was squashed if the person sitting in front of me had put their seat back they would ...

SMAGGS76 18.06.2002 · Read full review
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...spoke to a member of Monarch Airlines in Malaga they were straight away on to the problem and everything got sorted in less than 24 hours and they personally delivered her suitcase to where she was staying. When we booked my daughter in it was a little confusing at Gatwick to know which queue to go to apart from that they were very quick at the booking in desk. The staff were very helpfull and even though it was very busy they still were very polite ...
...and efficiently. Monarch Airlines have been in operational since 1968 and delivering a very high service to customers who wish to fly.. It started with just 2 aircraft but now it has many more and flys to 100 destinations or maybe even more.The airline has been successful and they adapt there services to what their customers want..and to the general change in travel. In 1971 the first jet service took place and the year 1972 they were carrying 5000,000 ...

ruth1957 05.09.2009 · Read full review
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...to Florida we flew with Monarch Airlines. The holiday package we had booked was with Airtours and naturally we expected an Airtours plane but we were reassured by our travel agent that Monarch was just the same. We were travelling in February and boarded the plane at our local airport for the 9 hours flight. Inside the plane was so cramped and a queue to board was soon formed from the steps of the plane because passengers were trying to squash themselves ...
...time. Having only travelled to Europe for our holidays, the flight hadn't been such an important factor. 2½ - 3½ hour flights do not really compare to a transatlantic flight. On European flights you seem to have no sooner boarded, had a drink, eaten, then you've arrived at your destination. The flight fades into insignificance. This journey was much, much different. When we finally took our seats we were appalled at our lack of space. We had two ...

Tashana 01.02.2003 · Read full review
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...first time I had used Monarch airlines and the kids and I were looking forward to our trip to Italy flying out of Gatwick airport. Earlier in the year we had used Ryan air to fly to Rome and had enjoyed a cheap and cheerful flight. Having booked through a package travel company I had not had any choice in the airline and my experiences of charter airlines have been limited but usually good. Because we booked though a travel company I'm unable to ...
...with Monarch although flights can be booked direct from their website. Check in was efficient helped by the fact that we arrived a full hour before the advised check in time and there was no one ahead of us in the queue, there was an initial problem with our seats as we were placed in a row where no children were allowed however this was quickly resolved without and changes to our seats providing that I sat in the aisle seat something I had no problem ...

atticusuk 05.09.2005 · Read full review
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I have flown with Monarch several times on the 5 hour flight to Cyprus, initially because they were the cheapest at around £250 for a return flight. Having flown with them I now choose them not just for their excellent value, but also the quality of service etc. They have always been excellent time-keepers (I know that this is due to luck at least in part) and the staff are always very courteous, friendly and cheerful. The planes they use are clean ...
...the plane so we had more space and also the flight crew could keep an eye on her. This is excellent service and something that will ensure we are loyal customers. Monarch is a very good airline if you are at all price conscious. I definately recommend them. ...

DavidJWest 12.07.2000 · Read full review
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