Monarch Airlines (London-Luton) has announced plans to launch a total of twelve new routes for the winter 2012/13 including scheduled flights from Leeds-Bradford International Airport for the first time.

Expanding on its already extensive network of scheduled destinations, ten of the new routes will provide easy access to some of Europe’s best winter ski resorts via Grenoble airport in France and Friedrichshafen and Munich airports in Germany.

According to the airline, “Grenoble, Friedrichshafen and Munich airports are famed for their excellent links to ski resorts covering the Western, Central and Northern and also Eastern Alps in France, Switzerland, Bavaria and Austria.  Complementing these new services, the airline’s existing services to Milan, Venice and Verona, which will operate year-round, are ideally placed for access to the Southern Alps and the Dolomites. In addition Munich provides year-round appeal with many seasonal and cultural events such as the world’s largest fair, Oktober Fest, held annually for 16 days in September and October.”

The remaining three routes will target holiday makers looking for winter sun with new flights to the Portuguese island of Madeira and an expansion of its existing program to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt.

The 12 routes will launch at different stages over the fall/winter period with Munich flights launching from mid September and Madeira and Sharm el Sheikh routes launching from the end of October 2012.  Flights to Grenoble and Friedrichshafen routes will launch in mid-December and will run until early April 2013 concluding with the Easter holidays.

New scheduled flights for Winter 2012/13:

London Gatwick:

Friedrichshafen – 4 x flights per week

Funchal (Madeira) – 3 x flights per week

London Luton:

Munich – 4 x flights per week

Manchester:

Friedrichshafen – 2 x flights per week

Grenoble – 3 x flights per week

Munich – 4 x flights per week

Birmingham:

Funchal (Madeira) – 2 x flights per week

Grenoble – 3 x flights per week

Munich – 4 x flights per week

Sharm el Sheikh – 2 x flights per week

Leeds/Bradford:

Grenoble – 3 x flights per week

Munich – 2 x flights per week

Copyright Photo: Paul Denton.

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