Monarch
is to launch flights from London to Cyprus next year as the
airline expands its network to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The four times a week service from London Luton to Larnaca
begins on March 26, with fares starting from £69.99 one-way
including taxes.
Tim Jeans, managing director of Monarch's scheduled services,
said: "We are delighted to be the first low fares airline to
launch scheduled services to the Eastern Mediterranean, a market
that has historically been dominated by the flag carriers and
charter services.
"Cyprus Airways and British Airways have operated a high fares
cartel to Cyprus for decades which we'll break with our widely
available, flexible low fares.
“Our new service will be warmly welcomed not just by the growing
holiday and overseas property markets in Cyprus, but the 150,000
strong Greek-Cypriot community in London, who've been deprived
of choice and low fares until now.”
Flights to Larnaca will operate on Monday, Tuesday (starts July
10), Wednesday and Saturday and tickets can be booked through
the Monarch website from Wednesday, December 20.
