Monarch Airlines Reviews

Monarch airlines I flew to Maldives with Monarch last year and we booked it as a package holiday with a travel agent and flying with Monarch was the cheapest at £750 for the holiday for the week. Our flight flew directly from London which was handy because I hate having to change flights. The flight took us around 10 hours to get there ...  Read the complete review

TO BE PRECISE MONARCH AIRLINES SUCKS BIG TIME.THE STAFF ON BOARD LOOK AS IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE THERE.THEY WERE NOT FRIENDLY AT ALL.ON TOP OF THAT THE LEG ROOM IS DIABOLICAL,THE FOOD IS DISGUSTING AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL YOUR INFLIGHT DRINKS...DOWN TO EVEN BOTTLE WATER. THE INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT ALONG WITH THEIR ...  Read the complete review

Just returned from Tenerife flying with Monarch from Luton. First time using this airline and this airport, lots of experience with other major scheduled airlines. I needed wheelchair assistance and found the airline staff to be very helpful, and the simplest service so far to book in my elecetric scooter to take with me. We ...  Read the complete review

We had serious problems with Monarch Airlines on the outbound and return flights. On both occasions they experienced "technical problems" with their planes causing delays and badly-communicated changes of arrangements. As a relatively inexperienced flyer, I found this quite unsettling. Worst of all, the aircraft used for the ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I have travelled to Goa with Monarch for the last number of years. We usually upgrade to Premium (because of the extra baggage allowance and slightly more comfortable seats) and overall our experiences have been good. Monarch staff same as all airline staff - some good, some bad. Last year on our outward journey my husband felt ill ...  Read the complete review

dont use monarch.. man- egypt.. 7 hour delay .. 3 hours on plane one cup of water while stewardesses ate crisps and drank coffee. way back 26 hour delay put us in hotel for night hotel was a nightmare dirty.... bottled water 4 months out of date sat in 40 / 50 degree rooms. was given one voucher for a soft drink at hotel the following day ... its 36 degrees out there .... muppets!!!!!!!! no comunication from staff to there passengers.. MONARCH STAFF SOON VANISHED INTO THIN AIR ....the planes were a joke so many faults so many excuses....... never again

awful airline for long haul - no drinks offered - I paid for extra leg room and this just does not exist on theie aircraft buy they still took £120 - staff awful and plane faling to bits - went to Maldives on 13 hr flight - worst airline I have ever used - will avoid at all costs in future -cabin crew staff were even complaing that they would never fly Monarch as so awful , they must pay peanuts to the staff cos they most certainly are monkeys they employ - I would rather cancel an exsiting holiday than ever fly MOnarch again

flew to goa in feb,booked premium seats but when we arrived at the airport (manchester) we were told "there was a technical fault with the plane" and that we had another plane which had no premium seats, if that was infact true,then why when we got to goa did i meet numerous people, some of which had arrived 1wk before,2wks ...  Read the complete review

Monarch Airlines are brilliant and I use them all the time flying out from Luton to Spain. They have a fleet of 32 planes and they provide charter flights of the best quality you can get. They are better than EasyJet and Ryanair, and sometimes cheaper to fly with! If you can find cheaper flights with Monarch, I would highly recommend flying with ...  Read the complete review

I flew from Dublin to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt with Monarch Airlines last January. The outward flight was fine, my family and I did not get seated together but we didnt really expect to because check in at Dublin Airport was so slow (as per usual!). I think the flight duration was roughly five and a half hours. The time passed quickly ...  Read the complete review

Xmas trip malaga to gatwick was 18 hours late - first plane broken windscreen, replacement plane had to turn back to Malaga and flew on ONLY ONE ENGINE read www.flymonarch-nochance.com

BACKGROUND In Jan 2006 we booked a holiday with Thomas Cook, due to some work being carried out on the beach where we were staying they advised us to cancel our holiday with a full refund and book something else. Top marks for Thomas Cook. However, this happened three weeks before we were due to fly out. The travel agent gave us a ...  Read the complete review

To all you moaning minnies, who obviously don`t use airlines very much , only charters.
Try flying Monarch on one of their scheduled flights, I use them every month to Gibraltar from Luton. Never had a problem never delayed and service adequate.
And the cost is good value, sometimes £69:00 return inclusive of taxes. It costs more by train to Manchester one way! and the travel time is about the same.

I am disgusted by MONARCH saying they will be charging for ALL hold baggage you were different before never the cheapest but I paid extra for the service you gave. I will not be using you again (after my existing bookings have been used)and I hope and feel sure your other regular passengers will do the same then you may reconsider when your ...  Read the complete review

Flew to Orlando Sanford with Monarch return and had a perfect experience. Was in economy and at 5' 8" I found the seating room adequate, flew on a new Airbus a320-200. Some of the reviews of the airline have been particularily harsh and I have no complaints. This was also my first long haul flight and I have ...  Read the complete review

hello all, I have heard a lot of people taking a dislike to monarch airlines. Well i am 14 years old and this is the first time i have flown before. We where flying out from Manchester to Almeria. When we first arived at Manchester airport it was about 4:00 AM, so the airport was pretty empty, the ...  Read the complete review

i have flown with monarch airlines twice noe to and from my lovely yearly holiday to goa. The airline is not suitable for long haul flights at all as the seating is very cramped and staff very unfriendly, and the aircraft was falling to bits!!! you are all squeezed in for a 12 and half hour flight like baked beans in a tin!!!! we only got one ...  Read the complete review

Flew Monarch to Malaga from Luton with 5 friends we paid £60 extra for specific seats because of a very nervous flier, guess what moved 10 rows back.When I asked for my £60 back I was near enough told take it or leave it.Now I cant even get a reply from their customer services.The airline stinks.I would say stick with Easy Jet.

Monarch airlines from Cardiff to Sanford Florida...apart from starting off cheap it was a joke...was delayed 4 hrs 30mins at start with no explanation. Flight out was cramped & packed in. Upgraded on way back & wrong price quoted, overcharged & no replies to complaint letters. Never flying Monarch again! Customer service was a joke to them. Spend a little more cos in the long term it pays off!

We recently flew Monarch Airlines from Newcastle to Sanford Orlando, on the return journey we had to pay to hire headsets and although the flight lasted eight hours no film was shown.My two grandchildren aged 7&4 were given adult meals with no drinks other than being offered tea or coffee.We had to buy all soft drinks and they ran out of water ...  Read the complete review