Plans have been announced to relaunch the Monarch Airlines brand, six years after its collapse.
The airline went into administration in 2017 following failed last-minute talks with the Civil Aviation Authority around the renewal of its package holiday licence.
The collapse led to what then Transport Secretary Chris Grayling referred to as “the country’s biggest ever peacetime repatriation”, with over 100,000 customers being brought back from overseas.
The British company, which once operated from London Luton airport, now lists Luton as its head office in Companies House.
The airline has also created a new website, Twitter and Instagram accounts (@letsmonarch) where you can keep up to date on the latest news. Its social media states:
“We are a brand-new company which was founded in January 2023 to continue the Monarch legacy for years to come.”
Monarch has also said that the airline and holiday company have been “passed into new ownership following the exit of the companies’ founder and previous majority shareholder”.
The airline was founded in 1968, with the company stating this week that “the new Monarch is building on over 55 years of UK travel history”.
A Flight Global report states that the new Monarch Airlines could be flying by mid-2024, operating a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, although questions remain over exactly who will be backing the carrier.
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