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Monarch adds flights to Greek island of Santorini

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No-frills airline href="http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/airlines/Monarch-Airlines/">Monarch will start href="http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/">cheap flights to the Greek island of Santorini this summer, opening up connections from href="http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/airports/Gatwick/">London Gatwick and href="http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/airports/Manchester-Intl/">Manchester airports.

The low-cost carrier is accepting bookings for the route now, with return fares starting from £160 all inclusive and departures on offer every Tuesday between 5 May and 5 October.

Visitors to Santorini widely credit the island as having one of the best sunsets in the world, complimenting its natural wealth of volcanic scenery and archaeological heritage.

The Greek island boasts a giant central lagoon circled by 300-metre high cliffs on three sides, with the smaller island of Therasia partially blocking off the Aegean Sea.

Alongside its stunning scenery, Santorini is known for its former Bronze Age inhabitants, the Minoan civilization, who peppered the ancient island with archaeological treasures. Main excavation site Akrotiri is expected to re-open to the public this year, though no firm date has been set.

The island is also renowned for its black sand beaches and sophisticated nightlife, which offers a quieter alternative to the more hectic clubs and bars on neighbouring islands.

Low-cost carrier Monarch operates scheduled and charter services from several UK gateways, including London Gatwick, href="http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/airports/Luton/">London Luton, Manchester and href="http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/airports/Birmingham-BHX/">Birmingham airports.

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Monarch launches self-service check-in at Birmingham

Budget airline Monarch has unveiled a new self-serve check-in system for passengers using Birmingham Airport. The Common Use Self-Service kiosks (CUSS) are located in the main concourse of the airport’s Terminal 1, and can be used by all passengers travelling…


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Monarch introduces in-flight recycling

Budget airline Monarch is introducing onboard recycling, whereby all the aluminium, plastic, glass and paper used during flights into Gatwick Airport will be recycled. During flights, cabin crew members will place recyclable items such as drinks cans, wine bottles and…


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Monarch increases winter sun flights for festive period

Low-cost airline Monarch is to increase services on a number of routes over the Christmas and New Year festive period. In response to increased customer demand, between December 22 and January 2, 2008, the following routes will have increased services:…


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Monarch joins forces with PayPal

Monarch Airlines has officially launched its PayPal payment service to enable passengers buying tickets to pay for them directly through their online account. In doing so it has become the first European airline to offer a PayPal option, and the…


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Monarch scraps Gatwick to Granada link

Monarch is scrapping its flights between London Gatwick and the Spanish city of Granada. From November 4, the airline will no longer operate its direct service from the south London airport, citing problems with cost-effectiveness. “Passenger demand on the Granada…


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Monarch to offer PayPal option for tickets

Monarch Airlines has announced it will soon offer its customers the chance to pay for flights through the online payment service PayPal. The airline will officially launch the service in the next couple of weeks, but it will become the…


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Monarch launches mobile check-in

© Monarch Low-cost carrier Monarch Airlines has unveiled a new mobile phone-based flight update service. Monarch Mobile will provide customers with free information about delays, check-in location and booking reference, four hours before departure time. In the two to three…


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Monarch baggage check-in fee to be introduced

Monarch has announced that it is to introduce a charge for passengers to check-in luggage on all its scheduled flights For all flights departing after November 1 it will now cost £3.99 per bag each way to check-in online. Passengers…


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August was record-breaking month for Monarch

Monarch has celebrated after carrying a record number of passengers last month. A total of 459,056 passengers flew on scheduled flights with the low-fares airline in August, which is a year-on-year increase of almost 100,000 (27.8 per cent). In addition,…


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