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02-10-2017, 05:52 AM
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Monarch go Bust.

Hi

Monarch have ceased trading, now had their licence revoked.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41464934
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02-10-2017, 07:40 AM
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Yes, read this a few days ago that this might happen. Sad news indeed for staff and holidaymakers.
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02-10-2017, 08:20 AM
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Yes sad news for many but if there aren't enough people travelling something had to give.
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02-10-2017, 08:28 AM
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We have travelled with Monarch a few times in the past...
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02-10-2017, 08:55 AM
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Watching BBC Breakfast, they waited till 4am to break the news when no planes were in the skies, as they had no licence to operate. Felt sorry for those passengers waiting at the airport, with their flight time impending, to be told this news. They just had leaflets handed out to them. The lady on the show said her taxi driver was half way home and turned back on her phone call, to collect them.
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02-10-2017, 09:33 AM
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One of our worst flights was on Monarch. We booked to fly to the States and four hours into the flight my son said "We are turning", then came the announcement that there was an engine problem and we would be landing at Shannon. A while later it was announced that we would be landing at Gatwick instead. Later still, they announced that we were going to land at Luton! On approach we could see the fire engines and ambulances waiting for us and they escorted us along the runway. We then sat in Luton airport for eight hours whilst they tried to find another aircraft. No food vouchers, no apologies nor explanations. Never again with Monarch.
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02-10-2017, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by CeeCee ->
One of our worst flights was on Monarch. We booked to fly to the States and four hours into the flight my son said "We are turning", then came the announcement that there was an engine problem and we would be landing at Shannon. A while later it was announced that we would be landing at Gatwick instead. Later still, they announced that we were going to land at Luton! On approach we could see the fire engines and ambulances waiting for us and they escorted us along the runway. We then sat in Luton airport for eight hours whilst they tried to find another aircraft. No food vouchers, no apologies nor explanations. Never again with Monarch.
That is awful CeeCee, and it is obvious now that you made the right choice.
Feel so sorry for the poor people who have booked flights and holidays with Monarch.
Lousy, useless and and also uncaring Ryanair next perhaps?
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02-10-2017, 08:03 PM
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Shame you had such a bad experience CeeCee

I've often flown with monarch, particularly to Turkey, and have nothing but praise for them.

For a low cost airline they treated you as customers, not just cattle


I don't understand why when they had nearly a million advanced bookings they still folded ???
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02-10-2017, 08:08 PM
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I've had no issues with them either. They were my preferred airline!
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02-10-2017, 08:26 PM
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My sister and BIL will be well miffed.... she used them regularly to and fro to their flat over in Spain.
 
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