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Brand new A320 joins Monarch fleet

Exciting news! We’re proud to announce we took delivery of a new addition to the fleet yesterday, an Airbus A320. Monarch is the first UK airline to operate aircraft fitted with Airbus Sharklets....

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Monarch Schools’ Competition – enter to win flights for your school!

Here’s our star pupil, Pixie Davies, introducing the brand new Monarch Schools’ Competition.  If you’re a teacher, or head teacher, click here to enter now and your school could be one of the three to...

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New Cabin Crew Uniform Hits the Runway

London Fashion Week may have been and gone but a new runway can be found at 35,000ft where Monarch Cabin Crew are wearing the new Monarch Airlines uniform. Designed and modelled by the airline’s own...

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Universities Day 17 April – book your flight & hangar tour now!

Are you an aviation or engineering student? Would you like to see behind the scenes at Monarch Airlines and Monarch Aircraft Engineering and meet the people that make the UK’s leading leisure airline...

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Give us an M!

To celebrate the start of summer departures from our newest base, a group of Leeds City College & The Aviation Academy students created a giant Monarch spotty M outside Leeds Bradford Airport...

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How adorable are our mini cabin crew?

Kessia and Lewis Hadfield-Walker make wonderful mini cabin crew for Monarch How adorable are our mini cabin crew? Ridiculously cute brother and sister Lewis (8), and Kessia (5) helped us launch our new...

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Video: Getting Passengers the Mood for Verona at Gatwick Check-in

Never mind Gangnam style… we surprised unsuspecting passengers checking in for our inaugural Verona flight at Gatwick Airport yesterday, opera style! Soprano, Alison Langer and Mezzo, Bethan Langford,...

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Monarch celebrates new flights to Malta from East Midlands

You never know where you’ll find romance… but this week Monarch staff at East Midlands Airport discovered a love story dating back four decades. Nottingham couple Janet and Henry Pavier first visited...

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Monarch aircraft G-OZBZ gets a fresh new look

Ever wondered what it takes to paint an aircraft? We take a look behind the scenes as Monarch aircraft G-OZBZ is given a fresh new look before it enters into service in the Monarch fleet. The story in...

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Midlanders, look out for the Monarch Ice Cream Van!

If you live in the Birmingham and Midlands area, keep an eye out for the Monarch ice cream van! Starting Saturday 29 June, we’ll be visiting a variety of leisure centres, supermarkets and other key...

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Monarch staff training for Olympics-inspired customer service

We’re excited to announce we’re rolling out WorldHost training – the programme that thousands of volunteers and staff underwent for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics. The course will be...

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Birmingham Hangar Opening – Celebratory Flypast

After much anticipation and excitement, Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) announced the official opening of the Birmingham hangar Opening on time and on budget, the fantastic state-of-the-art...

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Book now for the last commercial flight of Monarch Airlines Airbus A300-605R

We are pleased to announce details of the very last commercial flight service on its long serving Airbus A300-605R. On Sunday 13th April 2014, this special Monarch flight ZB300 will depart Gatwick...

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Were you one of our lucky Valentine’s Day travellers?

Were you one of 35 lucky couples to receive complimentary champagne and chocolates onboard on Valentine’s Day? Our cabin crew have chosen the couple or person on board each of 35 ex-UK flights that...

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The Women of Monarch Airlines

We’re lucky to have an amazing team on board (excuse the pun) at the Monarch Group – with more than 3,200 talented and passionate men and women occupying roles as diverse as marketing, administration,...

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Saturday Night Takeaway Plane – Win a trip to Florida!

Did you know? Monarch Airlines is the official TV prize partner for ‘Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’; the prime-time, live Saturday night family entertainment show on ITV. We are pleased to...

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Celebrating 25 years of service of the A300-605R

In what will be an emotional day for many of us at Monarch Airlines, our last Airbus A300 will be given a fond farewell on Sunday 13 April, with a final commercial flight from London Gatwick Airport to...

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Tunisian Travels

  I was recently lucky enough to get on one of the first flights to Tunisia from Manchester – one of Monarch’s new routes for summer 2014.  I’ve never been to Tunisia before, but as a fan of that part...

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Happy 75th Birthday to Birmingham Airport!

As Birmingham International Airport celebrates its 75th birthday today, a very impressive milestone, we’d like congratulate our colleagues for their success and take a look back at our long friendship....

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Air rage – how Monarch is reducing alcohol-fuelled incidents

Air rage – how Monarch is reducing alcohol-fuelled incidents’ Our Cabin Crew Regional Manager for Gatwick, Jane Goodchild explains that customer comfort, enjoyment and of course safety are at the top...

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