Monarch airline to start flights from London to Larnaca

Monarch airline will launch on March 26, 2007, scheduled flights from London Luton airport to Cyprus Larnaca airport. A press release issued by Monarch said ”the introduction of the four times per week service from Larnaca to London Luton will be the first low-cost scheduled flights to the UK from Cyprus, offering travelers the flexibility and low fares, not currently available through high fare flag carriers or on charter services.”
According to the press release, Monarch’s new Larnaca service will cost from CYP31 one way, excluding taxes. Flights from Larnaca will operate on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday using Airbus A321 aircraft with 213 seats.
Commenting on the introduction of services from Cyprus, managing director of Monarch’s scheduled services, Tim Jeans said, ”we are delighted to be the first low fares airline to launch scheduled services from the Eastern Mediterranean, a market that has historically been dominated by the flag carriers and charter services.”