page_title: Monarch Airlines
section_title: Fleet at closure
hierarchical_section_title: Monarch Airlines / Fleet / Fleet at closure
caption_attribution_description: Airbus A321(SL) of Monarch Airlines at Manchester-MAN, 16/05/15.
context_page_description: Monarch Airlines, also known as Monarch, was a British charter and scheduled airline founded by Bill Hodgson and Don Peacock and financed by the Swiss Sergio Mantegazza family. The company later became a low-cost airline in 2004 before abandoning charter flying completely. The airline's headquarters were at Luton, and it had operating bases at Birmingham, Leeds/Bradford, Gatwick and Manchester.
  When Monarch entered administration in 2017, it was the biggest airline collapse in UK history up to that point, leaving nearly 100,000 passengers and holidaymakers stranded. However, on 23 September 2019, Thomas Cook experienced an even bigger collapse, leaving 150,000 people stranded. The airline held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence. This license allowed Monarch to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
context_section_description: At the time of closure, the Monarch Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
caption: Monarch Airlines Airbus A321-200
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