This article is about the defunct British airline. For the defunct American airline, see Monarch Airlines (1946–1950).
Monarch Airlines
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
ZB[1]
MON
MONARCH
Founded
5 June 1967
Commenced operations
5 April 1968
Ceased operations
2 October 2017[2]
AOC #
365
Operating bases
Birmingham
Leeds/Bradford
London–Gatwick
London–Luton
Manchester
Frequent-flyer program
Vantage Club
Fleet size
35 (at closure)
Destinations
43 (at closure)
Parent company
Monarch Airlines Holdings
Headquarters
Luton, United Kingdom
Key people
Andrew Swaffield, CEO
Employees
2,300 (at closure)
Monarch Airlines, simply known as Monarch, was a British charter and scheduled airline founded by Bill Hodgson and Don Peacock and financed by the Swiss Sergio Mantegazza family. The company later became a low-cost airline[3][4] in 2004 before abandoning charter flying completely. The airline's headquarters were based at London–Luton, and it had operating bases at Birmingham, Leeds/Bradford, London–Gatwick and Manchester.
When Monarch entered administration in 2017, it was the biggest airline collapse in UK history up to that point, leaving nearly 100,000 passengers and holidaymakers stranded.[5] However, on 23 September 2019, Thomas Cook also collapsed, leaving 150,000 people stranded, and went on to become the largest UK airline ever to collapse. [6] The airline held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence. This licence allowed Monarch to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[7][8]
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^"Monarch Airlines has ceased trading". CAA. Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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^"Contact Us – Press Office." Monarch Airlines, Retrieved: 6 November 2010.
^"Monarch goes into administration, Sky news".
^R.C. (2 October 2017). "Monarch Airlines goes into administration". The Economist.
^"Airline licence holders". Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^"UK Aeroplane and Helicopter AOC Holders (D-M)". Civil Aviation Authority. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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