Monarch Airlines operates both charter and scheduled services, branded Monarch and Monarch Scheduled respectively. Founded in 1968, Monarch Airlines is part of the Monarch group of companies together with Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd and tour operators Cosmos and seat-only specialists Avro. Monarch is one of the UK's largest leisure airlines and the principal independent supplier of charter seats to tour operators large and small, flying to around 100 destinations across Europe, America, Africa and Asia from the UK's principal and regional airports. Monarch Scheduled is the scheduled service division of Monarch Airlines offering services from Birmingham, London Luton, London Gatwick and Manchester Airports to destinations in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Gibraltar. The airline, based at Luton, operates one of the most well-equipped fleets in the skies today comprising 17 Airbus and 7 Boeing aircraft." |
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