Flying With Monarch Airlines - Longhaul

Monarch`s record for Long Haul Flights is not good of late, infact their USA (Sanford) route is very quickley becoming a joke amongst the industry.
Be prepared for `Replacement` Aircraft to be used, usually a Monarch `Shorthaul` Aircraft if flying from Gatwick/Manchester, and quite often a completley different Airline on return journeys.
The thing to remember on a Shorthaul Aircraft is that it was designed to be up in the air for no longer than 2-3 hours, so its capacity for storage of Meals/Drinks/Duty Free & more importantly FUEL is very limited, so expect at least 1 stop on your journey to the States.
Plan you trips to the toilet carefully, best time is in the middle of any film that`s showing, and defianately don`t wait for a film to finish (You`ll queue for ages).
Legroom on Shorthaul Aircraft is Very Poor, so be prepared for regular walks around the plane to keep the circulation going in your legs, and if you`ve booked Premium Cabin, forget it, they don`t have Premium Cabin on those little planes.
Expect Long Delays on your return journey, they happen nearly every journey out of Sanford and whilst Sanford Airport is Ok, it is not somwhere to spend 7 or 8 hours (there is not much to do), if you find yourself stuck there, book yourself into the only lounge they have, it will make the wait more comfortable, and at only $25 per Adult it`s worth the expense.

Overall, Monarch are an OK Airline if you want to go to Spain, but any further and you are dealing with an Airline who are Way out of their depth.
I would expect Monarch to drop their Longhaul service soon, and see them focus on European destinaions only, it`s either that, or they will be out of business like ZOOM.

One to Avoid!