Monarch reports growth in scheduled passengers for October
Monarch says it saw a 21% increase in scheduled passengers in October, despite predictions that people would be deterred from flying over security fears and the mild autumn weather.
The airline, which introduced services from London Gatwick to Tenerife and from Manchester to Lanzarote, carried 330,379 passengers during the month.
Load Factor was 83.6%, compared with 78.3% in October 2005, while internet sales percentage was 89%, compared to 84% in 2005.
Monarch operates scheduled flights to Spain, Gibraltar and Portugal from Aberdeen, Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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