Monarch Airlines

I returned from Malaga on Tuesday on Monarch Airways after going out on Ryan Air and was impressed with the service and cleanliness of the plane and Cabin Crew. When we originally booked the flight on the internet, it was simple but for some reason we had to book our seats which was another extra to the fare and for some reason I mistook the extra leg room which added another £44 in total for the two of us. In the long run I am glad we did, because of the space was welcome and it was like flying first class with their upholstery. There was a slight problem when we presented our boarding passes. There wasn't a bar code but the woman without any fuss ...  Read the complete review

I have flown with Monarch on a few occasions - as far as budget airlines go they possibly aren't that bad if you manage to luckily get on a flight with courteous staff and one without delays. A word of warning - if you are going to Portugal I would avoid Monarch like this plague. A friend of mine was a holiday rep in Portugal for a year and constantly went to the airport to greet her guests and take them to their hotels. For a year she told me time and time again how Monarch were always delayed and if there was slight rain in the UK, Monarch were always the first to cancel their flights or add delays to their departure time, meaning they were late coming into ...  Read the complete review

I travelled with Monarch airlines earlier this year to spain and back for the summer hollidays. The cost of the flights were averagely cheap, the staff were friendly and yes the plane got the job done... meaning that we did not crash and got to our destination. But apart from what you would expect there is only one thing I want to discuss in this review... THIS PLANE CAUSES PAIN!! The leg room was ridiculously tiny, I understand that most planes have sufficient room but this really did push the limit. I am not a specially big person, I'm slightly large with a 38 inch waist and at 6ft tall. But after 1 hour my back really started to hurt and my legs were ...  Read the complete review

MONARCH AIRLINES This is another low cost airline which I have used on a number of times and I have found reasonable in cost. The website is very easy to use and informative to the costings of the various add-ons. The staff are very friendly when you get to the airport and always want to please. Recently when my daughter flew to Malaga she found that her luggage was missing so when she spoke to a member of Monarch Airlines in Malaga they were straight away on to the problem and everything got sorted in less than 24 hours and they personally delivered her suitcase to where she was staying. When we booked my ...  Read the complete review

We have travelled by Monarch Airlines on numerous occasions mainly departing from Gatwick Airport. We have always found the check in procedure to be reasonably quick and efficient. However if it is a very rare occurrence for the aircraft to take off on time and once we had a delay of 10 hours although this was exceptional. generally our delays are between 60 and 90 minutes. on boarding the aircraft we found the leg pitch to be about average for charter flights The food is very plastic and tasteless as is a low standard. the entertainment on the televisions does not match up to its competitors like Thomson's airlines, and Thomas Cook airlines. The cabin crew like any ...  Read the complete review