Monarch Airlines
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| Founded | 5 June 1967 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 5 April 1968 | ||||||
| AOC # | 365 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Vantage Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 34 | ||||||
| Destinations | 43 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luton, United Kingdom | ||||||
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| Website | monarch.co.uk | ||||||
Monarch Airlines, also known simply as Monarch, is a British low-cost airline based at Luton Airport, that operates scheduled flights to destinations in the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece and Turkey. The airline's headquarters are at Luton, with other bases at Birmingham, Leeds/Bradford, Gatwick and Manchester. Monarch is one of the oldest UK airline to have not changed its original name. It has around 3,000 employees.
Monarch Airlines carried 5.7 million passengers during 2015, a 19% decrease compared with 2014. In June 2010, the airline was ranked 58th in the Sunday Times Top Track 100 listing the biggest privately held British companies in terms of their sales. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
Monarch Airlines was formed on 5 June 1967 with financial backing from the Swiss Mantegazza family, as a subsidiary of Globus Getaway Holdings. At the time of Monarch's inception, the Mantegazza family were the owners of UK-based tour operator Cosmos Tours.
Monarch began commercial airline operations on 5 April 1968 with a charter flight from Luton to Madrid using a former Caledonian Airways Bristol 175 Britannia 300 turboprop. The airline's initial fleet comprised two Bristol Britannias (both ex-Caledonian Airways).
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