Winter schedule launched by Monarch

Monarch is hoping to appeal to travellers keen to book flights early as it announces its winter 2008/09 schedule for Birmingham and Luton airports.

The airline's winter schedule will see increased frequencies to the popular Canary Island destinations of Tenerife and Lanzarote from both UK airports, with additional flights to Alicante and Malaga from Birmingham.

Liz Savage, managing director of Monarch's scheduled services, said: "We're once again ahead of our rivals by putting our entire winter programme on sale before the summer months begin, and with more flights to the destinations our passengers want, we're giving them exactly what they want too.

"Demand for travel to the Canary Islands in particular has been huge for winter and we're pleased to be able to offer 15 per cent more seats compared to last winter from Birmingham and 10 per cent from Luton."

Monarch's core routes to destinations such as Alicante and Malaga will see an increase in the frequency of services, with up to seven flights a week from both airports, while Gibraltar will be served by up to six flights a week from Luton.

Tickets for the winter routes from Birmingham and Luton are on sale now from the Monarch website.

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