Monarch moves as UK charter traffic continues long decline

Monarch Airlines, the London Luton-based airline, recently announced it would move more aggressively into the scheduled market from 2012. Monarch, originally a charter airline, has played in both the charter and scheduled markets in recent years, as demand for charter traffic has waned due to the aggressive expansion of LCCs in the UK. [1041 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• The decline of the package holiday
• 'Not an attempt to take on LCCs'
• New routes planned for 2012
• Fare structure and GDS participation to change

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• UK charter traffic 2005-2010
• London Gatwick capacity by carrier type
• Manchester Airport capacity by carrier type