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Monarch
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AnninGlos | Report | 2 Oct 2017 09:17 |
Another Airline down. Monarch has gone into administration. More poor people with cancelled holidays. :-( :-( |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 2 Oct 2017 09:29 |
Monarch has been on the edge of going bust for months and has been likely to fold for a month. Don't people ever read the news or make basic checks? |
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AnninGlos | Report | 2 Oct 2017 09:33 |
Do you mean me Rollo. Yes I knew that but it is news that they have actually gone into administration. Most people will have booked holidays quite a long time ago before the 'rumblings' about Monarch started. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Oct 2017 10:06 |
Rollo's 'understanding' response: "Monarch has been on the edge of going bust for months and has been likely to fold for a month. Don't people ever read the news or make basic checks?" |
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AnninGlos | Report | 2 Oct 2017 10:40 |
My sister's friend is at an hotel in Birmingham desperately trying to find a flight to Turkey. My sister is flying to Turkey in a few days time, they were to spend the holiday together. (sister not with Monarch). So two people's holiday plans upset. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 2 Oct 2017 10:49 |
Monarch's financial woes stretch back a couple of years getting worse all the time gradually moving from the financial papers to mainstream - even the Mail was picking up on Monarch's problems earlier this year. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 2 Oct 2017 10:53 |
yes, it is grown up people's responsibility to check out deals not to expect somebody to hand hold them all the time - a state of mind championed by Watchdog and others. |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 2 Oct 2017 10:57 |
Visa Debit payers are also covered but it may take a little while to get the money according to what I've just read. |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 2 Oct 2017 10:58 |
Wonder if Ryan Air are recruiting Monarch pilots and staff :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Oct 2017 11:06 |
Pat! :-D :-D :-D |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 2 Oct 2017 11:41 |
I have a friend who comes to visit me every February. She booked for next year at the 'unbelievable' price of £68.00 return. More 'unbelievable' than she thought. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Oct 2017 11:50 |
They should be ale to claim back the money for the alternative flight. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 2 Oct 2017 12:05 |
We personally gave up flying with Monarch when we had one flight where the seats were so close together you could not even get the tray down. when people complained to the crew, the response was, we have some planes even closer than this one. |
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Caroline | Report | 2 Oct 2017 12:26 |
Many people have no choice but to book up months in advance, in which case any checks you make at that point may not reflect the situation months later. As much as they should always be aware it might be all they can afford. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 2 Oct 2017 12:43 |
Monarch has, or had, been used by tour operators. When you book a package holiday, you’ve virtually no choice which carrier you fly with. |
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Sharron | Report | 2 Oct 2017 13:55 |
Be kind. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Oct 2017 14:17 |
...or don't want to be....... |
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Andysmum | Report | 2 Oct 2017 14:28 |
OH has a holiday booked for next June through "Sailing Holidays". If you book before December you get this year's prices, and to get the yacht you want you have to book early. The company always use Monarch, but presumably will now have to find an alternative carrier. They must have chartered the whole plane, because virtually all the passengers each time have been going sailing in Greece. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 2 Oct 2017 15:08 |
When you book an all inclusive hollday you aren't always aware which. Airline you will be travelling with |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 2 Oct 2017 15:51 |
The vote to leave the EU causing a run on the £ was the final straw, perhaps? |