Monarch, the low cost airline, has announced that it will begin to fly between Jerez and Manchester on March 25th 2007. The company will run four flights a week and is offering a single fare launch price of €35, excluding taxes.

Tickets are already available from the company’s web site  www.flymonarch.com or by calling 800 099 260.

The company will run four weekly flights between Manchester and Jerez, with 180 seats available on each flight, between March and October, although they plan to run it through to the end of the year.

Juan Carlos Arcones, Monarch Sales Director in Spain, believes that the flights will bring some 30,000 Brits to Jerez, as Jerez and the Costa de la Luz are increasingly more popular with UK tourists and are only 2 hours and 45 minutes away. Jerez airport is also just over an hour away from Gibraltar, another of the Monarch customer’s destinations.

Arcones acknowledges that flying to Jerez was a clear goal for the company, as it is a popular destination that is awakening great interest in the tourist sector.

In 2005, over 90,000 British tourist stayed in the hotels of Cadiz province.

Tim Jeans, director of the scheduled Monarch routes, pointed out: “I am sure that the people from Jerez will be delighted with the low Monarch prices and its impeccable in-flight service. I am sure the route is going to be highly successful”.

Apart from the low prices, which include free daily newspapers, a wide variety of tasty hot and cold dishes can also be purchased on board. Passengers can avoid the long queues by having their seat pre-allocated for €8 each way or try out one of the 48 new seat with extra leg room. For just €25 each way, the passengers can enjoy up to 15 cm extra leg room. Monarch will also award frequent travellers with a series of benefits, thanks to Vantage Club, the company's loyalty programme.

Monarch Airlines operates both charter and low cost scheduled services. Founded in 1968, it is one of the largest holiday companies in the United Kingdom and one of the largest suppliers of charter seats for large and small tour operators.

Monarch Airlines is part of the Monarch Group, together with companies such as Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd and Cosmos and Avro, the tour operators. It is based in Luton and has 20 Airbuses and 8 Boeings.