Monarch 287 departing Tenerife South to UK

Published on 10 Jan 2013

Monarch 287. Departing Tenerife South to London Gatwick on 8th Jan 2013.
View from seat 7F on an Airbus A321. Good position and comfortable... well within reason.

Very quick departure. We pulled forward (no push back needed) taxied, lined up and departed. The fastest chocks away to wheels up I have ever experienced.

But left the UK on 23 Dec 2012 on Monarch 284 in a substituted aircraft!!!!!
The substitute was one of Monarch's 23 year old Airbus A300. (G-MONS).
The pre-booked seat had been changed from 7F to 12J... a window seat without a window.
Terrible leg room with no personal cooling vents. What look like cooling vents are actually lights!!!
So a very uncomfortable and hot 4.5 hours....
Not flying again with Monarch until they replace the remaining three A300's, which I believe is planned over the next two years.
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