WINTER FLIGHTS Monarch launches winter flights from Palma to the UK Award winning low fares airline Monarch is expanding its winter flying programme for 2010/2011 and will be adding new winter flights from Palma to Gatwick and Manchester. Flights are now available to book via www.monarch.co.uk.

The new winter flights will operate three times per week on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, to both Gatwick and Manchester, offering over 51,000 seats between the Mallorcan capital and the UK. Fares start from just €35 one way including taxes and charges (€85 return).

Commenting on the new winter flights from Palma, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines, Tim Jeans said, “Our customers have been requesting year round flights to and from Mallorca for some time, so its great news that we are now able to respond to this and offer a winter service. Our flights from Palma to Gatwick only launched in July and demand for them is already staggering with almost 15,000 passengers booked to travel.

“The new winter flights to Palma from the UK will be great for tourism in Mallorca and the news of the launch has already been well received by the Balearic authorities and the hoteliers alike”. Monarch operates scheduled flights from Mainland Spain, the Canary and Balearic Islands to Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester airports. In addition to year-round low fares, Monarch also offers a range of tasty hot and cold meals that can be pre-booked or purchased onboard.

To enable customers to select where in the cabin they sit and ensure that families and groups sit together, seats can be pre-booked from €9 per one-way flight, or from only €19, extra-legroom seats are available, which offer up to six inches of extra space. Passengers travelling on scheduled flights can also avoid the queues at the airport and take advantage of online check-in which is available between seven days and 4.5 hours prior to departure.

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