Monarch is adding more than 17,500 seats to its existing flying programme over Christmas and New Year to cater for the growing number of travellers heading abroad for a dose of winter sun. (Featured image by Deanster1983)
The increased flight schedule includes 35 extra flights to the popular destinations of Faro, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Gibraltar, Alicante and Malaga.
The flights depart from Birmingham, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester between December 19 and January 9 2013.
“We have been delighted by the increased demand for seats on our flights during Christmas and New Year and we are very pleased to be able to respond by offering our customers more seats which, as always, are excellent value for money,” said Kevin George, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines.
“The Christmas and New Year period is a perfect time for a well-deserved break and these short and mid-haul destinations are ideally located for customers wanting a winter holiday.”
Monarch recently announced a new route to Malta for summer 2013 from its newest base at East Midlands Airport, expanding on its network of scheduled destinations from the East Midlands.
The flights, which are already on sale, will operate twice a week starting on May 7. Josef Formosa Gauci, CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), welcomed Monarch’s first scheduled service to Malta.
He said: “As soon as MTA received indications that there was going to be a gap in the market at East Midlands it collaborated with Malta Airport to find an alternative operator from this route. MTA is sure that Monarch will find this to be another successful operation.”
Passengers flying with Monarch can book the airline’s popular Airpacks (Essentials and Extras) which combine extras such as allocated seating, hold baggage and access to online check-in.
Mr George added: “Our current marketing campaign, ‘Remedy for the Winter Blues’, highlights how we really do suffer in the UK from the ‘winter blues’ with our shorter days, rain, and cold, and these extra flights support our campaign by offering our customers the remedy for the blues with some winter sun.”
