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Sheila Palmer, Jim Palmer, Wendy Palmer and Monarch Managing Director Kevin
George
- in front from left, Lucy Harborne and Laura Heath, Monarch
ticket desk colleagues
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Monarch, the leading scheduled leisure airline, celebrated its first flight to Gibraltar
from Birmingham on Saturday 23 March 2013 and three lucky passengers were
greeted at check-in with a glass of champagne and a free flight voucher
Wendy, Jim and Sheila Palmer, were the first passengers to book on to the new flight
to Gibraltar, which will operate three times a week. For summer 2013 there are now
over 27,000 seats available on the new Birmingham to Gibraltar route; this is the
first of three new routes Monarch is launching from Birmingham Airport. Services
to Bordeaux and Split will both launch on 22nd May 2013
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| Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-MRJK operated the inaugural flight to Gibraltar |
Commenting on the new summer flights from Birmingham Airport, Monarch Airlines’
Managing Director, Kevin George, said: "We are delighted to be celebrating the
departure of our first flight to Gibraltar, part of our route network expansion for
summer 2013. Gibraltar has always been a popular route for Monarch Airlines’
passengers and it’s great now that we can offer this service from the West Midlands"
William Pearson, Aviation Development Director said, "It’s great news to see Monarch
continue to increase its range of destinations from Birmingham, by introducing flights
to Gibraltar. It’s an ideal destination for people looking for sun, a spot of shopping or
to explore the rock”
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| Monday 25 March 2013 |