Monarch Airlines

former British airline
Organization airline Q900951
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Monarch Airlines was a British airline that operated from 1967 to 2017. The airline was founded in 1967 and provided scheduled passenger services, primarily operating flights to European destinations and some long-haul routes. Monarch Airlines ceased operations and was dissolved in 2017. The company's dissolution marked the end of nearly five decades of service in the aviation industry.

Key Facts

  • Monarch Airlines is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Monarch Airlines's image is recorded as Airbus A320-214, Monarch Airlines JP7603646.jpg[4].
  • Monarch Airlines's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • Monarch Airlines's airline hub is recorded as London Luton Airport[6].
  • Monarch Airlines's airline hub is recorded as London Gatwick Airport[7].
  • Monarch Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Birmingham Airport[8].
  • Monarch Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Manchester Airport[9].
  • Monarch Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Leeds Bradford Airport[10].
  • Monarch Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A300[11].
  • Monarch Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family[12].
  • Monarch Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330[13].
  • Monarch Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 757[14].
  • Monarch Airlines's item operated is recorded as Bristol Britannia[15].
  • Monarch Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 720[16].
  • Monarch Airlines's logo image is recorded as Monarch Logo.jpg[17].
  • Monarch Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Luton[18].
  • Monarch Airlines's IATA airline designator is recorded as ZB[19].
  • Monarch Airlines's ICAO airline designator is recorded as MON[20].
  • Monarch Airlines's Commons category is recorded as Monarch Airlines[21].
  • Monarch Airlines's callsign of airline is recorded as MONARCH[22].
  • Monarch Airlines's chairperson is recorded as Iain Rawlinson[23].
  • +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Monarch Airlines[24].
  • Monarch Airlines was dissolved in +2017-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Monarch Airlines's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01dp6f[26].
  • Monarch Airlines's location of formation is recorded as Luton[27].

Body

Founding

+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Monarch Airlines[24]. Its location of formation is recorded as Luton[27].

Leadership

Monarch Airlines's chairperson is recorded as Iain Rawlinson[23].

Operations

Monarch Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Luton[18].

Dissolution

Monarch Airlines was dissolved in +2017-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].

Why It Matters

Monarch Airlines ranks in the top 7% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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