Monarch Airlines (In Administration)

[Blue Maverick]

Rumours of IAG looking into buying in let’s hope so

 

[bluethrunthru]

looks like its had a knock on afect on other prices..i booked ryanair last week £58 return to tenerife and now that flight has increased to £160, looking now at £140-£180 to fly in November

ahh but will the Ryan Air flight go ?? O'Leary could solve his pilot shortage if he's a bit fleet of foot here surely?

 

[nw42]

ahh but will the Ryan Air flight go ?? O'Leary could solve his pilot shortage if he's a bit fleet of foot here surely?

Apparently not, their planes are different to the Monarch fleet. I thought planes were all pretty much similar in terms of who can fly them but it seems not. Retraining required.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Apparently not, their planes are different to the Monarch fleet. I thought planes were all pretty much similar in terms of who can fly them but it seems not. Retraining required.

Of course I anticipated conversion courses and the like would be needed but as Ryan Air has reportedly spent 2017 scouring the world for qualified pilots to have the 5th largest fleet go bust on your doorstep must be a Billy Bonus for the beleaguered Mr O'Leary?

 

[The Northern Baptist]

Thoughts to all the staff who have lost their jobs. I know of two people who worked for them, hope they get themselves alternative employment sorted soon

 

[Pleatfooted]

Managed to get alternative flights, been on hold all morning with barclaycard to get my original fee bk

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Rumours of IAG looking into buying in let’s hope so

The Gatwick slots will be appealing I imagine. I expect various parts of the business will be fought over and snapped up.

 

[discopop]

Managed to get alternative flights, been on hold all morning with barclaycard to get my original fee bk

Going through the same Holding pattern with Barc Card at the moment

 

[inbetween]

The Gatwick slots will be appealing I imagine. I expect various parts of the business will be fought over and snapped up.

Other than the slots and staff there isn't much left of the business to salvage, the planes were sold and leased back long ago. The only profitable arm is the engineering/maintenance part of the business but I believe that is a separate entity and will continue.

This has been coming for a long time, short haul is easier and cheaper but it is never going to work if you can't compete on price. The final nail was crashing their long haul business in favour of short haul at a time when people started to avoid places like Egypt and Turkey in favour of going further afield to Mexico etc.

 

[Pleatfooted]

Going through the same Holding pattern with Barc Card at the moment

I've give up now ill try this evening, guy on the phone reckons around a 2 hour wait. He said the call centre is open till 11pm