They way it should have been left???

i’ve been searching for a mate for MAN-CHC, Christchurch NZ, which he’s got now for £750 return with a 2 month layover – excellent value!

Originally posted by dan330
MAN to Australia.
Can already be done very easily on Singapore or Emirates and also Malaysian I think.

I had a look at the flights a few weeks ago and both are OK, but obviously require a change of aircraft, which for a route which needs a stop anyway isn’t really a problem.

Yes but capacity isn’t great by comparision to LHR.

Steve.

Well done mate! I obviously didn’t work for Monarch in the 60’s (on account of being born in the 70’s!) but I used to talk to one of our hosties who flew with Monarch from the start and she was telling me about the trips to Australia (and round the world trips) they used to do. If they done these flight regularly again, I’d be first in line at Staff Travel’s door!!

Dean.

MAN to Australia.
Can already be done very easily on Singapore or Emirates and also Malaysian I think.

I had a look at the flights a few weeks ago and both are OK, but obviously require a change of aircraft, which for a route which needs a stop anyway isn’t really a problem.

Originally posted by Duesseldwarf
Mongu

I sincerely would love to see Monarch do Australia flights – just for the sake of using my staff travel benefits to go there!!!

I think we’ll only be seeing ZB stick to shorter, European, flights for the foreseeable

I think they did many moons ago.I remember seeing Monarch Brittania back in the sixties

It means “Manx Airlines” in Manx Gaelic.

It isn’t a literal tranlation as there is no Manx word for “Airlines” but the phrase used to adorn every aircraft in the Manx Airlines fleet.

“Isle of Man” is translated as “Ellan Vannin” hence the logo is something like “Skies of Man”.

The cabin crew used to announce a good-bye greeting in Manx at the end of every flight.

Got to ask Mongu – what does Skiaynin Vannin mean? I assume it is Manx?

Mongu

I sincerely would love to see Monarch do Australia flights – just for the sake of using my staff travel benefits to go there!!!

I think we’ll only be seeing ZB stick to shorter, European, flights for the foreseeable

Horrid but cheap seats.Thats why i think they stopped ?

Crikey, two stops? It must have tied up the aircraft for a long time.

Do you think there is demand for a restart with a longer legged plane like the A330?

I think you could make a killing from MAN, the latent demand is very high and the hassle of trekking down to LHR then paying £800 on BA/Qantas has left a gap in the market in the North, in my opinion. The usual alternative of connecting through AMS or CDG doesn’t apply to Australian flights, because neither KLM nor AF flies there.

Wingflaps – is this the sort of thing Monarch would be interested in? It would add a cool dimension to the scheduled operation.

i bet they were nice flights in a charter configured B763! 😉

BAH AND SIN

Cool, where did they stop off on the way?

They flew to SYD for a year (or two?) – charter flights, of course. That was a good few years back now

Yep once a week from LGW and the same from MAN.

Originally posted by SOFTLAD
Thanks for that mate.Brings back many a happy memory including the SYD trips most of all.

Airtours used to fly to Australia?

Sorry Andrew but the later Airtours scheme gets my vote!

Belive me, they are ancient!!!!!!!!!! Crappy aircraft, I flown it twice, and will never again. 😡

Oh, the 767 😀 !! I’ve got a book about the MD80 series of aircraft and there is a photo of an Airtours aircraft in this rather ancient looking colour scheme.

As much as I like it, I do prefer the last scheme, the one Preston shows in his avatar.

uforntunatly if we look left we will see my avatar shows my fav AIH tail! – Nice pic nethertheless