Monarch celebrates the launch of 4 new routes to Naples, Rhodes, Split and Valencia from Birmingham

Monarch, a leading low cost airline and holiday company, has celebrated the launch of four
new routes from Birmingham Airport. The airline will now fly Naples in Italy, Rhodes in Greece,
Split in Croatia and Valencia in Spain

Monarch is the only airline to fly to Split and Valencia from Birmingham with both destinations
new to the summer 2017 network and holidays are also on sale to all of these destinations

Monarch is also welcoming a Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet at Birmingham. The aircraft's
first scheduled passenger flight will be on Thursday 29 June 2017 to Rome. Whilst at Birmingham
it will also be a used for flight crew training purposes ahead of the delivery of the first brand
 new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft arriving in April 2018

Flights to Valencia launched last Thursday, 22 June 2017, and will operate twice a week on
a Thursday and Saturday. Flights to Rhodes, once a week on a Wednesday, launched on
Wednesday 21 June 2017, and flights departed to Naples from Friday 23 June 2017, on
a Monday and Friday. The new destination of Split saw flights take-off yesterday, Sunday
25 June 2017, and operate twice a week on Tuesday and Sunday

This week's inaugural flights follow on from the launch of Stockholm and Porto in April 2017 with
the airline now flying to both destinations three times a week. Customers on the Valencia flight
were treated to a glass of bubbly and slice of Paella themed cake to celebrate the inaugural flight.
Monarch's Chief Commercial Officer Ian Chambers was joined by David Winstanley, Birmingham
Airport's Chief Operating Officer at check-in with customers excited to head to the Spanish city

Ian Chambers, Chief Commercial Officer at Monarch said: "We are delighted to add even more
flights and holidays to four new destinations to our Birmingham programme for summer 2017.
These new routes join Porto and Stockholm which we launched earlier in the year. Monarch is
the only airline to fly to both Split and Valencia from Birmingham Airport"

"We're really pleased to be flying a greatly expanded programme from Birmingham for the summer
with more city and beach destinations. It's also really exciting to welcome the Boeing 737-800
aircraft to the fleet for the busy summer schedule ahead of the first of our new Boeing 737 Max 8
aircraft arriving in April next year"

David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Airport, said: "Monarch offers a fantastic
selection of popular European routes to our passengers from Birmingham Airport. It's great to see
them expanding this choice further for our summer holidaymakers. Valencia, Split, Naples and Rhodes
are all steeped in history as well as being popular coastal destinations with fabulous ports and beaches.
We are confident these will be very successful routes"

For more information or to book please visit

 www.monarch.co.uk

Monday 26 June 2017

Monarch's inaugural flights to Porto and Stockholm take off from Birmingham Airport

Lauren Briggs - Captain, Joshua Brydon - First Officer, Christopher Wilkinson - Cabin Manager, Rebecca Slater - Crew, Samuel
Nicholson - Crew, Jon Brooke - Crew with Marjan Schoeke from Monarch Airlines and Justine Howl from Birmingham Airport

Monarch, a leading low cost airline and holiday company, celebrated on Friday 28 April 2017 the
launch to two new routes from Birmingham Airport to Porto in Portugal and Stockholm in Sweden

Monarch is the only airline to fly to the Swedish capital from Birmingham and Porto is its fourth
destination in Portugal joining Faro, Lisbon and Funchal on Madeira. The airline will fly to both
destinations three times a week - to Porto on a Tuesday, Friday and Sunday and to Stockholm
on a Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Cabin crew were on hand to help with the celebrations and were joined at check-in by Monarch's Head
of Network Development Marjan Schoeke and Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport's Chief Executive Officer

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAT operated their inaugural flight to Stockholm

Marjan Schoeke said: "We are delighted to add two new routes to our Birmingham programme. We are
the only UK airline to fly direct to Stockholm from Birmingham Airport and now our customers have two
new city break destinations to choose from when flying out of Birmingham Airport with Monarch"

"As well as these two new city break routes, Monarch will be launching four more new destinations from
Birmingham for summer 2017. Flights and holidays to Valencia, Split, Rhodes and Naples begin in June"

Paul Kehoe said: "Monarch has a fantastic selection of popular routes from Birmingham Airport and we are
certain the additions of Porto and Stockholm to this network will be excellent news for our passengers"

Monarch will operate flights to Porto from Birmingham Airport three times a week with fares, including taxes,
starting from £39 one way (£67 return). Flights to Stockholm will operate three times a week with fares,
including taxes, starting from £35 one way (£59 return). For more information or to book please visit -

 www.monarch.com

Wednesday 3 May 2017

Monarch announces new routes to Naples, Rhodes, Split and Valencia from Birmingham Airport

Monarch, the leading low cost airline and holiday company, has announced four
new routes for summer 2017 from Birmingham Airport with new flights to Naples
in Italy, Rhodes in Greece, Split in Croatia and Valencia in Spain

Split and Valencia are new destinations added to the Monarch network for summer
2017. Flights to both destinations will only be operated out of Birmingham Airport
for the summer season. Naples and Rhodes are already on the Monarch network
but new to Birmingham Airport for summer 2017

As well as these four new routes, Monarch will be launching new flights to Stockholm
as a new destination from Birmingham. The new flights were announced back in 2016
and the first flight is on Friday 28 April 2017 where Monarch will be the only airline
flying directly to the Swedish capital from Birmingham Airport

Marjan Schoeke, Monarch's Head of Network Development, comments: "We are
delighted to be announcing four new routes to the network from Birmingham Airport
for this summer. With the introduction of these routes we now have 30 destinations
on offer to customers flying from Birmingham Airport this summer. Monarch has more
destinations to choose from than any other airline when flying out of Birmingham. We
continually monitor our route network and feel that these destinations will be a popular
choice with our customers who fly from Birmingham and are looking for sun this summer"

David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer, at Birmingham Airport, said: "It is fabulous
news that Monarch will be adding these new routes for summer 2017 offering more choice
of destinations from Birmingham Airport.  Both Split, in Croatia and Valencia, in Spain are
unserved from the Airport so passengers will have the chance to visit these beautiful cities. 
While the routes to Naples and Rhodes offers extra capacity to passengers travelling from
their local airport.  Monarch has been a partner airline for many years and provides an
excellent service for both leisure and business passengers"

As well as adding new routes for summer 2017 and being the only airline to fly direct to
Split and Valencia, Monarch is also the only airline to fly directly to seven other destinations
from Birmingham Airport - Lisbon, Nice, Stockholm, Preveza, Gibraltar, Venice and Rome

New Monarch routes from Birmingham Airport for Summer 2017

Naples - twice weekly on Monday and Friday from 23 June 2017

Rhodes - weekly on Wednesday from 21 June 2017

Split - twice weekly on Tuesday and Sunday from 25 June 2017

Valencia - twice weekly on Thursday and Saturday from 22 June 2017

www.monarch.co.uk

Wednesday 15 February 2017

Monarch celebrates the start of summer - commences new route from Birmingham to Hurghada, Egypt

Monarch, the leading scheduled airline to leisure destinations, today celebrates the start
of summer with new routes from four UK bases, two new A321 Airbus aircraft, new cabin
crew as well as taking advantage of Monarch’s summer sale with up to £25 off return flights

Birmingham Airport sees a new weekly service to Hurghada, Egypt, with the inaugural flight
being operated today, Friday 2 May 2014, by Airbus A321-231 G-OZBE. This brings to 34 the
number of destinations served on either a scheduled or charter basis from Birmingham

Director of Customer Experience & Marketing, Tim Williamson comments: "Monarch Airlines
is very much celebrating a "new" summer this year with the addition of new routes and new
aircraft. This could not come at a better time as we prepare ourselves for our busiest period;
the airline will have over 5.5 million seats on sale over the summer period and expects by
mid-August to have 1,118 one way departures per week"

    

Monarch serve the following destinations from Birmingham Airport -
Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Dalaman,
Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gibraltar, Grenoble, Heraklion,
Hurghada, Ibiza, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Malaga, Nice, Palma,
Paphos, Rome, Sharm el Sheikh, Split, Tenerife and Venice

The following destinations are also served on behalf of Tour Operators -
Corfu, Kavala, Preveza, Rhodes, Skiathos, Zakynthos

 www.monarch.co.uk

Friday 2 May 2014

The new Monarch Aircraft Engineering Hangar

The new Monarch Aircraft Engineering Hangar at Birmingham Airport

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Monarch Aircraft Engineering completes final testing of new facility - first aircraft visits the new hangar

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the award-winning independent aircraft maintenance provider
has announced that it has completed the commissioning testing for aircraft maintenance at its new
110,000 square foot state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport in the UK

The new facility is large enough to accommodate two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft or up to 10 narrow
-body aircraft and contains a number of component-repair shops - its size was put into context for
the first time on Tuesday 29 October 2013 when Monarch Airlines Airbus A320-214 G-OZBW was
towed from the terminal at Birmingham Airport onto the new parking stand in front of the hangar....

.... it then became the first aircraft to go inside the hangar to allow final testing to be completed

Commenting on this milestone, Mick Adams, Managing Director of MAEL, said, "I am delighted that we
have opened the hangar doors to the first aircraft in advance of our busy winter maintenance program,
and it was highly appropriate that it was one of Monarch Airlines aircraft to cross the hangar threshold
for the first time. This was a very special moment for the entire team who continue to work tirelessly
to ensure there is a seamless transition to full maintenance operations next Monday. This is another
Monarch Aircraft Engineering project that will be delivered on time, in  budget – safely"

This important milestone is one of the final stages of testing in readiness for next week when on
Monday 4 November 2013 four aircraft - including a Monarch Airlines Airbus A300B4-605R - will
arrive to undergo maintenance in the new Hangar at Birmingham Airport. The new facility
incorporates high levels of technology and will have an industry-leading approach to maintaining
aircraft.  In the last week, MAEL has been providing specialist training and inducting highly skilled
aircraft engineers all of whom will be reporting for aircraft maintenance duties from day one

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Monarch launches new route to Hurghada in Egypt from Birmingham Airport for Summer 2014

Monarch, the leading scheduled leisure airline, has announced plans to launch
a new route to Hurghada in Egypt for summer 2014 from Birmingham Airport

The brand new destination, Hurghada, will operate a twice weekly service on
Tuesday and Friday from Birmingham Airport from 2 May 2014. Hurghada is
almost unrecognisable from its past life and has grown to become the most
visited tourist destination in the whole of Egypt, with more than 100 hotels
and superb diving opportunities

"We are delighted to be able to offer this further expansion of our route network,"
Kevin George, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines said.  "The addition of this
new destination offers a wider range of quality, service and value and I am
certain it will become an established favourite with our passengers”

William Pearson, Aviation Development Director for Birmingham Airport, added
"The launch of this new service to Hurghada with Monarch is great news for
Midlanders, who can now fly to this popular year-round sunshine destination
from their local airport. We’re delighted that the airline has continued to expand
its route network from Birmingham, where it is now one of our largest airlines"

  

 www.monarch.co.uk

  

Friday 4 October 2013

Monarch Aircraft Engineering approaches another key milestone at its new Birmingham Airport Facility

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the award-winning independent aircraft maintenance provider
have announced that the hangar build programme remains on track for Practical Completion on the
7 October 2013 at its new 110,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport

 

The facility will incorporate industry-leading design and build standards and will have the capacity
for Boeing 787 "dreamliner" maintenance, with sufficient capacity for other wide body aircraft, such
as Boeing 777, 747 and Airbus A350. The facility will be large enough to accommodate two Boeing
777-300ER aircraft or 10 narrow-body aircraft and will contain a number of component-repair shops

 

Commenting on this milestone, Mick Adams, Managing Director of MAEL, said, "I am delighted with
the progress to date and reaching Practical Completion represents again how Monarch Aircraft
Engineering delivers to its commitment. This is in no small part due to the efforts of our own people,
the contractors John Sisk & Son Ltd, RPS Group plc and Birmingham Airport"

    

The final signage is currently being added to the hangar

 http://www.monarchaircraftengineering.com/

Thursday 3 October 2013

Monarch celebrate their inaugural flights from Birmingham Airport to Bordeaux and Split

Monarch, the leading scheduled leisure airline, has celebrated their first flights
from Birmingham Airport to the World Heritage City of Bordeaux, and Split, on
Croatia's Dalmatian coast that took off on Wednesday 22 May 2013

   

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-OZBW operated the inaugural flights to both Bordeaux and Split

The first passengers to check-in for the inaugural flight to Bordeaux were presented
with a "golden ticket" for two free flights to the destination of their choice on the
Monarch scheduled network from Birmingham. Mr & Mrs Mann from Winsford,
Cheshire, were delighted when they were presented with their surprise voucher

Bordeaux is the perfect destination for a weekend city break, with flights operating
on a Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, is a jewel of 18th century architecture and at the centre of one of the largest
fine wine regions in the world

   

Later in the day passengers on the flight to Split, including the Corti family from
Brampton, Cambridgeshire and Mr & Mrs Hardwick from Suffolk were greeted at
check-in with cake and champagne to celebrate the first departure to the new
scheduled destination. Split, on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, is an increasingly
popular destination for holidaymakers providing great transport links to a number
of islands including Solta and Brac, as well as other coastal towns and holiday
destinations. Flights to Split operate on a Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

Monarch passengers enjoy the celebration cake!

Kevin George, Monarch Airlines' Managing Director said, "We are delighted to
be celebrating the start of these new routes from Birmingham Airport giving
our customers in the Midlands an even greater range of summer sun
destinations and bringing the total number of Monarch destinations for 2013
from Birmingham Airport to 28. We pride ourselves on offering attractive
fares combined with a high standard of service and we are very much looking
forward to welcoming customers on these new routes"

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, said, "The launch of these new flights
with Monarch to Split and Bordeaux will provide Midlanders with even more
choice and affordable fares to these popular summer destinations. We're
delighted that the airline has committed to this expansion from Birmingham
where it is now one of our largest airlines"

 www.monarch.co.uk

    

Thursday 23 May 2013

Monarch Aircraft Engineering launches construction of state-of-the-art facility at Birmingham Airport‏

From left to right: Steve Carden, Sisk, Wal MacKey and Mick Adams, Monarch
Aircraft Engineering, Paul Kehoe and Will Heynes, Birmingham Airport

 Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the award-winning independent aircraft

maintenance provider has now started construction work on its new 110,000

sq. ft state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport

This follows the announcement on 20 November 2012 about the new facility, 

which is creating 150 new jobs with the potential for a further 150

The site of the new Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar - to see a larger image "click" on the photo

The construction work, which is due to be completed and fully operational

by the end of 2013, commenced with Mick Adams, MAEL Managing Director,

breaking soil on the Elmdon site at Birmingham Airport on Friday 11 January 2013

Commenting on the build, Mick Adams stated: "This is a key milestone in MAEL’s

development which will allow us to meet the requirements of our customers and

to fulfil the potential to grow our third-party customer base even more rapidly"

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport said: "This state-of-the-art facility in the

West Midlands demonstrates Monarch’s long-term commitment to the region,

creating job opportunities for skilled engineers and young people looking to start

a career in aircraft maintenance. We look forward to watching the development

take shape over the coming months"

  

Kim Shevyn, Regional Construction Director of John Sisk and Son Ltd said: "We are

delighted to have been awarded the contract for this state-of-the-art maintenance

facility at Birmingham Airport and look forward to developing our relationship with

MAEL whilst utilising our extensive expertise within the airport sector"

The new facility will incorporate industry-leading design, technology and build standards

and will have the capacity to accommodate both wide body and narrow body aircraft

  

Supported by a number of component-repair and back shops as well as a logistics

centre, the Birmingham facility will complement MAEL’s existing heavy maintenance

operations in the UK at London Luton and Manchester Airports

A video announcing MAEL’s new facility at Birmingham Airport is available here

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Monarch Aircraft Engineering to develop new state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport

The new hangar for Monarch Aircraft Engineering will be located on the Elmdon site at Birmingham Airport

Monarch Aircraft Engineering - MAEL - the award-winning independent aircraft maintenance
provider today, Tuesday 20 November 2012, announced plans to significantly expand its UK

operations with a new 110,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art maintenance facility, creating 150 new

jobs, with the potential for a further 150, at Birmingham Airport

Due to be completed and operational by the end of 2013, the new MAEL facility will incorporate
industry-leading design and build standards and is the first UK hangar to have the capacity for
Boeing 787 dreamliner maintenance, with sufficient capacity for other wide body aircraft, such
as Boeing 777, 747 and Airbus A350. The facility will be large enough to accommodate two
Boeing 777-300ER aircraft or 10 narrow-body aircraft and will contain a number of component
repair and back shops

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen as the
Airport for Monarch Group’s UK engineering expansion, following the growth of its flight operation
in Birmingham this year. The decision to create this state-of-the-art facility in the West Midlands
demonstrates Monarch’s long-term commitment to the region, creating job opportunities for
skilled engineers and young people looking to start a career in aircraft maintenance"
 
The new facility at Birmingham Airport will complement MAEL’s existing heavy maintenance
facilities in the UK at London Luton and Manchester Airports and supports the recent and
continuing growth of MAEL’s high-quality aircraft engineering activities

MAEL’s own third-party (i.e. non-Monarch Airlines) maintenance activities have grown to 27%
of business in 2012 from 18% in 2010, and over the next three years this is planned to increase
to almost 40% of turnover and to consolidate MAEL’s position in the top 10 largest airframe
maintenance and repair organisations (MRO) in Europe

MAEL operates globally, supporting clients throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia and
North America, where it applies superior knowledge of maintaining both legacy fleets and new
technology aircraft such as the Boeing 787 dreamliner, for which it is one of only six worldwide
Boeing-approved GoldCare providers. Current MAEL operations include an extensive global line
maintenance network, engineering technical management team, component maintenance and
spares trading organisation as well as a new purpose-built training academy

As a division of The Monarch Group, the leading UK-based travel group, MAEL also provides
high-quality aircraft maintenance and engineering services to the Monarch Airlines’ fleet,
contributing significantly to the scheduled leisure airline’s efficiency and reliability. Birmingham
Airport is one of Monarch Airlines’ six UK bases, and during 2012 the airline also expanded
its services from the airport

Mick Adams, Managing Director of MAEL, apprentices and Paul Kehoe, CEO at Birmingham Airport

Commenting on the new MRO facility at Birmingham Airport, Mick Adams, Managing Director
of MAEL, said: "Our new state-of-the-art hangar at Birmingham Airport combined with our
existing facilities at London Luton and Manchester, and large line maintenance operation at
London Gatwick, will ensure that MAEL is uniquely positioned to provide its international and
domestic customers with a high-quality and leading maintenance and repair service in key,
strategically-important MRO locations across the UK"

Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden, which includes Birmingham Airport, said: "I am delighted

to hear about the engineering facility Monarch are investing in at Birmingham Airport. The

creation of 300 jobs through this facility and the opportunities for apprentices is a vote of

confidence in the airport and the great heritage in engineering our area has"

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Monarch celebrate launch of new flights from Birmingham to Barcelona and Nice with 3D art

Monarch celebrated the launch of their new flights to Barcelona
and Nice by commissioning the design of a Salvador Dali inspired
3D piece of artwork, which was unveiled to passengers at
Birmingham Airport today/Friday 20 July 2012
.
Kevin George, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines comments:

"We are delighted to celebrate the launch of our new flights to
Barcelona and Nice this weekend. The Salvador Dali inspired
3D artwork is a great way to promote our new flights and engage
with passengers at Birmingham Airport in an interactive way"
.

Martyn Lloyd, Commercial Director at Birmingham Airport,
added: "This addition to our summer flight schedule is great
news for passengers wanting more choice and better value
from their regional airport"

.

Monarch Airbus A320 G-MONX operated their inaugural flight
to Nice today/Friday 20 July 2012 which now operate daily for
the rest of the summer season. Services to Barcelona - which will
operate four times a week - commence on Saturday 21 July 2012
.

Friday 20 July 2012

Monarch to serve Nice - launch expanded Birmingham Summer 2012 schedule

Monarch have today/Friday put on sale the additional flights
that they are operating from Birmingham this summer in response
to the announcement that bmibaby will be ceasing operations....
.
.... in addition to the previously announced new route to
Barcelona they are also adding service to Nice - another
route currently served by bmibaby
.
From Friday 20 July 2012 Monarch will be basing two additional
Airbus A320's at BHX operating the following flights -
.

+ New Monarch routes to replace bmibaby -
.
- Barcelona - 4 weekly flights on Tue + Thurs + Sat + Sun
- Nice - 7 weekly flights/daily service
.
+ Additional flights on existing bmibaby/Monarch routes -
.
- Alicante - 3 additional weekly flights on Mon + Tue + Sun
- Faro - 2 additional weekly flights on Thursday + Saturday
- Malaga - 4 additional weekly flights on Mon + Wed + Fri +Sun
- Palma - 3 additional weekly flights on Tues + Thurs + Fri
- Rome - 2 additional weekly flights on Monday + Wednesday

.
+ Additional flights on existing Monarch routes -
.
- Dalaman - 1 weekly flight on Friday
- Ibiza - 1 weekly flight on Wednesday
- Tenerife - 1 weekly flight on Saturday
.

Commenting on the launch of these additional Summer 2012
flights and the new routes, Managing Director of Monarch
Airlines, Kevin George said, "We are delighted to be expanding
our Summer 2012 flights programme from Birmingham Airport,
providing our customers in the Midlands with even more
flexibility and choice"
.

"The addition of new daily services to Nice a new scheduled
destination for the airline and the new services to Barcelona
supports our determination to deliver an all-encompassing
proposition; offering choice, value and superior customer service"
.
Martyn Lloyd, Air Services Director said: "This announcement
from Monarch means passengers now have even more choice
from their local airport. We are delighted with the commitment
that Monarch has shown to the region in offering these new
fantastic routes and the extra frequencies on existing routes.
Monarch is going from strength to strength at Birmingham
and the services and facilities that it offers means passengers

have choice, value and convenience from their local airport"

.

Friday 18 May 2012

Monarch's expanded summer 2012 programme to go on sale on Friday 18 May 2012

Monarch who last week announced plans to introduce extra
frequencies and a new route from Birmingham Airport have
confirmed the new flights will go on sale on Friday 18 May 2012
.
The expansion of services from Birmingham - and the addition
of two further based aircraft - is in reaction to the news that
bmibaby will be ceasing operations later in the summer
.
Monarch are adding a new route to Barcelona and additional

peak season flights to Alicante, Faro, Malaga, Palma and Rome,
all destinations currently served by bmibaby from Birmingham
.

Commenting on the new services, Managing Director of Monarch
Airlines, Kevin George said, "Monarch is delighted to be launching
the new and additional services from Birmingham Airports which
will support travellers in the region left without flights to some
of their favourite leisure destinations once bmibaby closes
.
As a result of this expansion Monarch will be basing a fleet

of 8 aircraft at Birmingham to serve a total of 25 destinations
- Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik,
Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Grenoble*, Heraklion,

Ibiza, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Madeira*, Majorca, Malaga,
Menorca, Milan, Munich*, Paphos, Rome, Sharm el Sheikh*,
Tenerife and Venice *Flights launch autumn/winter 2012
.
Monarch’s new and additional flights from Birmingham
will be available to book from Friday 18 May 2012 at

www.monarch.co.uk

.

Friday 11 May 2012