MONDAY ASH ALERT – Monarch runs Majorca rescue flight
Sunday, 19 Apr, 2010
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Monarch Airlines was to run a rescue flight between Palma and Madrid this morning (Monday).
The 174-seat Airbus A320 was to fly from Majorca to Madrid where coaches are to transfer passengers back to the UK via Calais.
Monarch passengers that have been stranded in Majorca the longest were contacted directly via SMS with details of the flight.
Managing director Tim Jeans said: "The ongoing restriction of aircraft movements over the UK and Northern Europe is resulting in hundreds of thousands of customers being stranded around the world.
"We are endeavouring to do everything we can to assist our customers and the rescue flight from Palma tomorrow is evidence of this.
"With almost 8,000 Monarch passengers currently stranded on the Spanish islands with no alternative means of transport back to the UK, it is important that we mobilise this flight and schedule additional rescue flights to operate as quickly as we can over the coming days."
A total of 293 Monarch flights have been cancelled between Thursday and Sunday, with a further 76 planned cancellations tomorrow (Monday).
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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