All Aboard Monarch’s Flights to Malaga and Alicante!

LUTON, England - Don’t worry if the withdrawal of BMI baby’s flights from Manchester to Malaga and Alicante has left you feeling blue this winter. Award winning low fares airline Monarch has a fantastic range of flights to these popular winter sun destinations still available to book via www.monarch.co.uk, with fares from as little as GBP37.99 one way including all taxes and charges.

In addition to year round daily flights from Manchester to Malaga and Alicante, Monarch also operates scheduled flights to 13 destinations throughout Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Gibraltar and contrary to another airline’s claim, remains the largest international scheduled airline operating from Manchester.

Commenting on Monarch’s ongoing commitment to the Northwest, managing director of Monarch Flights and Holidays, Liz Savage said, “Monarch is already market leader on ten out of eleven routes from Manchester and with almost 1.8 million seats available this coming year(i), we look set to retain this position. This clearly demonstrates that when customers have a choice, they choose to fly with Monarch. Other carriers have clearly recognised this, hence their decision to withdraw from these markets.

“In contrast, Monarch is increasing the number of destinations it operates to from Manchester this winter, giving the people of the northwest even more choice. In response to customer feedback, new scheduled services will operate to the beautiful Canary Islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura from the end of October which, combined with increased capacity to Tenerife and Lanzarote, means Monarch will be operating its largest ever programme of flights to the Canary Islands this winter”.

Monarch operates from Manchester scheduled cheap flights to Alicante, (www.monarch.co.uk/spain-mainland/costa-blanca/alicante/flights) Almeria, Barcelona, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gibraltar, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Majorca, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia and Tenerife. In addition to year-round low fares, Monarch also offers a unique range of tasty hot and cold meals onboard with prices from GBP3.00. To enable customers to select where in the cabin they sit and ensure that families and groups sit together, seats can be pre-booked at GBP7.50 per one-way flight, or from only GBP15, extra-legroom seats are available, which offer up to six inches of extra space.

Passengers travelling on scheduled flights can also avoid the queues at the airport and take advantage of online check-in which is available between seven days and 4.5 hours prior to departure.

In addition to cheap flights, Monarch also now offers a huge range of great value holidays, (www.monarch.co.uk/holidays) accommodation options, car hire and travel insurance.

For further information or to book Monarch flights, Monarch Holidays or Monarch Hotels, please visit www.monarch.co.uk.

Notes to editors

(i)1.8 million seats is calculated between 25 October 2009 and 30 October 2010 incorporating Winter 2009/10 and Summer 2010 flying schedules.

As well as being one of the UK’s major providers of cheap flights, (www.monarch.co.uk/flights) Monarch is a key supplier of airliners to the tour operating industry. At monarch.co.uk great offers are available for cheap flights to Malaga, ( www.monarch.co.uk/spain-mainland/costa-del-sol/malaga/flights) and many more destinations.

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Source: Monarch Airlines

For further media information contact: Jo Leigh in the press office, Tel: +44()01582-398-287 or Fax: +44(0)1582-488663, Monarch Airlines, Prospect House, Prospect Way, London Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9NU, ENGLAND