statts1976uk Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Some strong rumours on some aviation professional web forums like Pprune that Monarch may be experiencing some imminent issues. Hope no one is likely to be caught up in this if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 6 minutes ago, statts1976uk said: Some strong rumours on some aviation professional web forums like Pprune that Monarch may be experiencing some imminent issues. Hope no one is likely to be caught up in this if true. You realise if one blows up you'll be up there with ISIS on the suspects list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Fucking love half a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 12 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Fucking love half a story. Looks like it's money issues, other carriers are apparently covering the flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 They've been in the shit before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin_3110 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Britannia had the finest tail fin livery of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 My first ever flight was with Monarch - Glasgow to Orlando Sandford. Had to stop in Bangor (Maine, not Wales) as the plane was a narrowbody that couldn't fly that distance without refueling. I'm sure it was a 757. Hopefully they pull through. Given they don't appear to have denied they're in difficulty, stating "flights are running as normal", I'd imagine things aren't looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, kilbowie2002 said: Yep ive done the exact same flight, touched down in Bangor in the middle of some kind of airshow, was pretty cool to see. Cant remember if the plane had to refuel on the way back?? It did, yeah. I remember not minding too much going, but was exhausted coming back as it was a night flight (I was 8). I didn't appreciate being woken up to get off the plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 18 hours ago, Michael W said: My first ever flight was with Monarch - Glasgow to Orlando Sandford. Had to stop in Bangor (Maine, not Wales) as the plane was a narrowbody that couldn't fly that distance without refueling. I'm sure it was a 757. I had to do the same with Air2000 back in March 1994. Bangor was fucking freezing. Taking off and landing with snow falling was an experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I'm pretty sure Stephen King lives in Bangor Maine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 On 26/09/2016 at 22:28, 8MileBU said: I seen something on the Sky News app this morning suggesting they had made a statement denying they were in trouble and that they expected to make a £40m profit at the end of their financial year next month. They could be on course to make £40m profit next month, but if they have a cashflow problem right now, still go tits up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 It does appear to be cash flow, a bond to the CAA to cover its ATOL membership is due this week. It's around the £5m mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 18 hours ago, TheScarf said: I had to do the same with Air2000 back in March 1994. Bangor was fucking freezing. Taking off and landing with snow falling was an experience. First couple of times I went to Florida it was the same. Can't remember the airline, think it was pretty standard back then (early 90's also). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 On 26/09/2016 at 22:14, gavin_3110 said: Britannia had the finest tail fin livery of all. Yup. We must be of similar ages. When my folks starting taking me on foreign trips, it was Britannia or Monarch usually. Britannia used to give kids wee books, as I recall, so I was always happy when it was them. And yes, the livery was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I think I flew with Monarch out of Edinburgh to Heraklion in 2009. I'm not sure if Thomson were having issues with their fleet and were using Monarch to help cover flights. Pretty decent from what I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Monarch has secured a £165m investment from its biggest shareholder, enabling it to continue operating for at least the next 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 On 9/28/2016 at 09:53, Rugster said: First couple of times I went to Florida it was the same. Can't remember the airline, think it was pretty standard back then (early 90's also). Indeed, think the narrow bodied planes are exclusively internal in the UK now? So the refuel in Maine is a thing of the past. Could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrdavidson95 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 BA use A318 (smaller than 737s of say Ryanair and Thomson) to fly from London City to New York on the Speedbird 1 service that Concorde used to operate. United, Delta and American all use 757s to fly between Philadelphia, Chicago & New York and Edinburgh & Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 BA use A318 (smaller than 737s of say Ryanair and Thomson) to fly from London City to New York on the Speedbird 1 service that Concorde used to operate. United, Delta and American all use 757s to fly between Philadelphia, Chicago & New York and Edinburgh & Glasgow. BA have announced that they are cutting this to only one service per day. The plane has to refuel in Ireland on the westbound. Eastbound it is done in one hop.The last time I used it, there were 7 passengers and 4 crew. Feels like a private jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrdavidson95 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 1 hour ago, strichener said: Feels like a private jet. I used Ryanair last week. Nout wrong with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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