2011 News - Flights - The Great Easter getaway with Monarch

19 04 2011

Award winning leisure airline, Monarch (www.monarch.co.uk) is set for a bumper Easter break as over 240,000 passengers jet off and take advantage of the double Bank Holiday.  Between Friday 15 April and Monday 02 May, 242,000 passengers will take to the skies on one of Monarch’s scheduled flights travelling to holiday hotspots across Europe.

To celebrate the additional Bank Holiday and the upcoming Royal Wedding, Monarch has launched the Monarchy flight sale and is offering customers a guaranteed £30 off all return flights.  In addition, customers entering the promotional code ‘WILLKATE’ when booking flights on www.monarch.co.uk will benefit from a further £10 off.  To boost the Royal Wedding celebrations, the airline will also be waiving booking fees for all transactions made on www.monarch.co.uk using PayPal until the end of May, meaning there has never been a better opportunity for customers to join in the Royal celebrations and treat themselves to a right royal getaway.

The top three destinations for Monarch passengers this Easter are:

• 1. Tenerife
• 2. Malaga
• 3. Faro

Commenting on the great Easter getaway, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines, Kevin George said, “Demand for Monarch flights over the Easter period has been exceptional and has primarily been driven by the proximity of Easter with the extra bank holiday.  In response to this demand, an additional 31,000 low fare seats were added into the Easter flying programme at the beginning of the year, and these have also been snapped up by Monarch customers looking for a great value getaway”.

Monarch operates scheduled flights to Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece from Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester airports. In addition to year-round low fares, Monarch also offers a great range of products and services both on the ground and inflight. All customers are allocated a seat at check-in but for those wishing to select where in the cabin they sit to ensure that families and groups are seated together, seats can be pre-booked from £4.99 per one-way flight.   For customers looking for added comfort, extra legroom seats are also available offering up to six inches of extra space from only £14.99.
 
Passengers travelling on scheduled flights can also avoid the queues at the airport and take advantage of online check-in which is available between 18 days and 4.5 hours prior to departure.

In addition to flights, Monarch also now offers a huge range of great value holidays, accommodation options, car hire and travel insurance. 

For further information or to book Monarch flights, Monarch Holidays or Monarch Hotels, please visit www.monarch.co.uk.

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Notes to editors
• The Monarchy flight sale guarantees £30 off all return flights (£15 each way) on Monarch’s scheduled services booked by 03 May 2011 for travel until 13 July 2011.
• A £10 discount will be offered off scheduled return flights (£5 each way) by entering the promotional code ‘WILLKATE’ as part of the payment process on www.monarch.co.uk.  Offer valid until 03 May for travel until 24 March 2012.
• PayPal – outside this promotion, the standard PayPal booking fee when booking Monarch flights equals 4% of the total value of the booking. Minimum booking fee is £3.49 (€4.49) per booking.
- To enjoy the booking fees waiver, Flights must be booked on www.monarch.co.uk and paid for using PayPal by midnight on 31 May 2011. No travel restrictions apply.
- PayPal payments are accepted for scheduled flight bookings, changes (including adding bags, seats and meals) and online check-in.
- Not applicable for Holiday, Hotel, Charter flight, Avro, Cosmos or Somewhere2stay bookings.