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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Scunner on September 30, 2016, 20:32:57 PM

Title: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: Scunner on September 30, 2016, 20:32:57 PM
UPDATE: Monarch has successfully concluded discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) to extend its ATOL licence, for which it thanks the CAA. The company has also received significant further investment from shareholders and is close to announcing the largest investment in its 48-year history.

Monarch continues to fly and looks forward to welcoming customers on board.

Andrew Swaffield, Chief Executive Officer of The Monarch Group, commented:
“I am delighted that we have been able to come to an agreement with the CAA on the extension of Monarch’s ATOL licence and am excited about the additional capital coming into the group which will help us fund our future growth. I am immensely proud of the professionalism of the Monarch team.”
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: jwood on September 30, 2016, 20:48:43 PM
Nice one !
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: stoop on September 30, 2016, 20:56:47 PM
Grat news!

Unfortunately flights we were looking at hav gone up £20
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: BernieTeyze on September 30, 2016, 21:01:15 PM
Whoop!
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: Scunner on September 30, 2016, 21:11:46 PM
Grat news!

Unfortunately flights we were looking at hav gone up £20

You should have taken a gamble earlier  ;)
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: stoop on September 30, 2016, 21:39:22 PM
Grat news!

Unfortunately flights we were looking at hav gone up £20

Nah - EJ out next week. I'm sure we can do better than £542 for next May/June

You should have taken a gamble earlier   ;)
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: kenkay on September 30, 2016, 22:55:18 PM
I gambled. £160 next May   :) and my daughter has still got a job ;D
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: Bluwise on September 30, 2016, 23:15:05 PM
I hope they manage to sort everything before the 12 days grace runs out.  Certainly sounds positive and really good news for those that work for them. Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: Scunner on September 30, 2016, 23:52:16 PM
I gambled. £160 next May    :) and my daughter has still got a job ;D

I have 4x flights for next year (October) to Cyprus so they better get it sorted. But mainly for the 1800 (?) staff and because we need good competition. Britain needs Monarch.
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: kenkay on October 01, 2016, 00:08:18 AM
I gambled. £160 next May     :) and my daughter has still got a job ;D

I have 4x flights for next year (October) to Cyprus so they better get it sorted. But mainly for the 1800 (?) staff and because we need good competition. Britain needs Monarch.
I didn't mention before but I got next September for £200 so we're both "in the same boat" Keith. If Joanne still has a job we'll be OK
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: Scunner on October 01, 2016, 00:17:47 AM
A win - win - win situation Ken  :)
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: legless on October 01, 2016, 10:12:38 AM
My flights for next year booked earlier, May/June just under £400 for both inc bags
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: blueclad on October 01, 2016, 10:15:28 AM
Fingers crossed that  they will be ok,  we have flights booked for next June at a bargain price of £ 150 each return [ includes extra leg room seats  & 23 kg bags] no other airline i can find has or will have anything cheaper I don't think  from Gatwick
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: kenkay on October 01, 2016, 23:59:00 PM
Book em and save em. Easy peasy  ;D
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: jo b on October 02, 2016, 13:53:31 PM
We are flying out to Dalaman on the 12th October (with Easyjet) and have a return booked for the 16th with Monarch hopefully....but it's really worrying.

Do we hope and pray that they manage to sort things out - and if they don't hope that alternative flight will be arranged?

Or do we play safe and book an alternative flight and suck up having to pay for two flights?
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: JohnF on October 02, 2016, 14:22:27 PM
The signs are hopeful for Monarch - if it was me I'd probably simply go and enjoy my break.  If the worst happens, the CAA will be chartering aircraft to get folks home, as they allegedly did last week which as it turned out, weren't needed.

I suppose the decider for you personally could be that you must be back on the 16th, if they the CAA are bringing folks home it could be that it may be a day or two later.  But that's pure speculation, I honestly have no idea of the logistics in this scenario.

JF
Title: Re: Monarch Are Saved!
Post by: Colwyn on October 02, 2016, 17:04:24 PM
Britain needs Monarch.
I'd prefer if Britain was a republic.