NEW AIRLINE IN BORDEAUX

Monarch Airlines, the British airline company specialised in leisure flights, has announced its arrival in Bordeaux with the launching of a new flight from Birmingham starting on 22 May 2013. It will be operating A320 (180-seater) aircraft three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays:

                                    Departure                      Arrival                     Departure             Arrival         

                          BORDEAUX                BIRMINGHAM             BIRMINGHAM               BORDEAUX

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY         12:00                            12:40                              8:10                    11:00          

SATURDAY

Flights can be reserved now at www.monarch.co.uk, from €60.15, (£ 50.99) one-way.

Monarch Airlines was founded in 1968, making it one of the oldest British airline companies. This budget airline belongs to the Monarch Group, with more than 3,000 employees and 113 lines to 34 countries around the world.

In summer 2013, Monarch will be linking two cities in France Nice and Bordeaux.

Monarch is now the 9thairline to offer low-cost flights from Bordeaux.

In 2012 more than 1,300,000 passengers used low-cost flights from Bordeaux, around 30% of overall traffic. Next summer 2013, Bordeaux will be offering 9 destinations in the British Isles: Birmingham (Monarch), Bristol (easyJet), Cork (Ryanair), Dublin (Aer Lingus), Edinburgh (Ryanair), Liverpool (easyJet), London-Gatwick (British Airways and easyJet), London-Luton (easyJet) and Southampton (Flybe).