Monarch Blog

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 cabin crew, the new uniform can now be seen on-board all Monarch Airlines flights. What do you think of it? Tell us your thoughts [...]

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 win the day trip of a lifetime! Two hundred children from each school will have exclusive use of a Monarch aircraft with a range [...]

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. Sharklets are enhancements to the wingtip which help to save fuel, increase performance, lower carbon emissions and improve payload by up to 450kg. The Sharklets cut down [...]

Guest post by written by Rob Crabtree of Ski Club of Great Britain So you’re planning a winter ski holiday and itching to make those first few turns. If you’ve decided on France, you’ve made a great decision. But with so many great resorts to choose from, the question is where to go? I’ve skied in many of the larger [...]

Who knew you could combine Ibiza holidays with Irish style wearing of the green? Most of us would imagine that St Patrick’s Day, on 17 March, is only a big deal in Ireland and English-speaking countries such as the UK, US, Canada and Australia where successive waves of Irish immigrants have settled. However, Spain is just one of the [...]

It’s just you, the cabin crew and a couple of hundred other passengers. There’ll be laid-back frequent fliers, frenetically excited first-timers and every shade of traveller in between. And for the next few hours, you’ll all be journeying side by side. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing, ideally! Whether you’re jetting of on cheap holidays or taking a business [...]

Recently we’ve seen a slew of updated, exciting fairytale-based films hit our screens… from Oz the Great and Powerful, to Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Feeling inspired, I’ve put together a list of three of the best fairy-tale themed destinations you can visit on holiday – places where perhaps dreams could come true. Sleeping Beauty’s castle Neuschwanstein Castle has appeared in [...]

Not many people know that I was sent to finishing school. Yes, shock horror, jaw dropping secret and very much not expected of someone whose job is to throw themselves down a mountain with guts, ‘ballsy’, rugged skiing. However, those who do know me are well aware that I am often partial to exaggeration! I have to admit, I’ve [...]

I’d like to say that we’ve all been there. But it’s simply not true. Some of us are more forgetful than others when it comes to remembering everything we need in our suitcases. Take my sister’s boyfriend. My sister knows his reputation for leaving behind life’s essential items so, while they wait to check in, she likes to quiz [...]

I first encountered Chinese New Year in a seemingly unlikely place – Melbourne, Australia. There, crowds follow the customary dragon dances and deafening drums as they follow in procession from one end of Chinatown to the other, evicting bad spirits from businesses as they go. What are your experiences of Chinese New Year? Tell us your highlights in the [...]