Monarch's New Summer Routes Take Off From Birmingham Airport

The airline will now fly to Valencia in Spain, Split in Croatia, Naples in Italy and Rhodes in Greece. Monarch is the only airline to fly to Split and Valencia from Birmingham with both destinations new to the summer 2017 network and holidays are also on sale to all of these destinations.

Monarch is also welcoming a Boeing 737 NG aircraft to its fleet at Birmingham. The aircraft’s first flight will be on the 29 June to Rome. Whilst at Birmingham it will also be a used for flight crew training purposes ahead of the delivery of the first brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft arriving in April 2018.

Flights to Valencia launched last Thursday (22 June), and will operate twice a week on a Thursday and Saturday. Flights to Rhodes (once a week on a Wednesday) launched on 21 June, and flights departed to Naples from 23 June (on a Monday and Friday). The new destination of Split saw flights take-off yesterday (Sunday 25 June) and operate twice a week on Tuesday and Sunday.

This week’s inaugural flights follow on from the launch of Stockholm and Porto in April with the airline now flying to both destinations three times a week.

Customers on the Valencia flight were treated to a glass of bubbly and slice of Paella themed cake to celebrate the inaugural flight to Valencia. Monarch’s Chief Commercial Officer Ian Chambers was joined by David Winstanley, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Operating Officer at check-in with customers excited to head to the Spanish city.

Ian Chambers, Chief Commercial Officer at Monarch said: “We are delighted to add even more flights and holidays to four new destinations to our Birmingham programme for summer 2017. These new routes join Porto and Stockholm which we launched earlier in the year. Monarch is the only airline to fly to both Split and Valencia from Birmingham Airport.

“We’re really pleased to be flying a greatly expanded programme from Birmingham for the summer with more city and beach destinations. It’s also really exciting to welcome the Boeing 737 NG aircraft to the fleet for the busy summer schedule ahead of the first of our new 737 Max 8 aircraft arriving in April next year.”

David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Airport, said: “Monarch offers a fantastic selection of popular European routes to our passengers from Birmingham Airport. It’s great to see them expanding this choice further for our summer holidaymakers.

“Valencia, Split, Naples and Rhodes are all steeped in history as well as being popular coastal destinations with fabulous ports and beaches. We are confident these will be very successful routes.”

Monarch is the only airline operating summer flights to Valencia from Birmingham Airport twice a week with fares, including taxes, starting from £39 one way (£60 return). Two night holidays start from £125 per person.

Again, the only airline operating summer flights to Split from Birmingham Airport, Monarch will operate twice a week with fares, including taxes, starting from £39 one way (£65 return). Five night holidays start from £399 per person.

Summer flights to Naples from Birmingham Airport twice a week with fares, including taxes, starting from £39 one way (£88 return). Seven night holidays start from £279 per person and summer flights to Rhodes from Birmingham Airport on a Wednesday with fares, including taxes, starting from £52 one way (£80 return). Seven night holidays start from £225 per person.

For more information or to book please visit www.monarch.co.uk