Luton to Larnaca route launched by Monarch
Monarch is to launch flights from London to Cyprus next year as the airline expands its network to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The four times a week service from London Luton to Larnaca begins on March 26, with fares starting from £69.99 one-way including taxes.
Tim Jeans, managing director of Monarch's scheduled services, said: "We are delighted to be the first low fares airline to launch scheduled services to the Eastern Mediterranean, a market that has historically been dominated by the flag carriers and charter services.
"Cyprus Airways and British Airways have operated a high fares cartel to Cyprus for decades which we'll break with our widely available, flexible low fares.
“Our new service will be warmly welcomed not just by the growing holiday and overseas property markets in Cyprus, but the 150,000 strong Greek-Cypriot community in London, who've been deprived of choice and low fares until now.”
Flights to Lanarca will operate on Monday, Tuesday (starts July 10), Wednesday and Saturday and tickets can be booked through the Monarch website from Wednesday, December 20.
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User comments
Cannot find out seat pitch on Monarch aircraft. Can anyone help please? Thinking of taking new flight to Larnaca in March/April but want to know seating.
Posted by: Beverley | 8 Jan 2007 18:50:10
Dear Beverley,
Cheapflights publishes airline information about all the main low-cost airlines in the UK, which includes details of the legroom. For Monarch, this is 29 inches. Please see the Monarch airline page for more information.
Hope this helps,
Sabrina Wolfe, editor Cheap Flight News
Posted by: Sabrina Wolfe | 11 Jan 2007 11:05:52
Seat pitch on Monarch is a very uncomfortable 29 inches, although the extra legroom seats at the front of the aircraft, costing £20 each way on the Cyprus route, are satisfactory and offer same legroom as BA Club Europe.
Posted by: Mark | 15 Feb 2007 19:53:05