Last November, Monarch Airlines decided that flying from London Gatwick to Granada was not as profitable as they would have hoped. They had been reducing the number of flights to and from that destination through the year, but in November they decided to call it a day and cancelled all flights to and from Granada in Spain.
It was a big disappointment, because they insist that their flights were not attracting as much custom as the ones to Malaga, but everytime I flew with their company their planes were full to the brim, so something here does not quite add up.
I understand Ryanair flies to Granada from Stansted airport, but we all know what Ryanair are like: only 15 kilos of baggage can go in the cargo hold of the plane; they will take your child's pushchair free of charge, but their car seat/booster seat, travel cot, etc, you have to pay for them to take (at a fiver a shot, does not seem much, but it adds up). They force you to have your just under two-year-old child sitting on your lap, even if their birthday falls within your short holiday abroad, so you cannot book a seat for your under two both ways (these guys obviously have never have had to share a seat with a young child in a small plane, there just isn't enough room for both of you without kicking in the seat in front) These are the people that threatened the government with legal action for forcing them to put all their passengers' baggage in the cargo hold instead of allowing them to carry it onto the plane because they "lost" money, even though I've heard that they had charged these customers for the privilege of being forced by emergency measures to put all their stuff in the cargo hold of the plane.
Now I have found a webpage with a petition to request the company to reconsider and reinstate this route. I fear that what they really need is to set up a publicity campaign together with Granada's Council in order to promote the route. I mean, there is sun, there is sea, there is a ski resort, and all within half an hour to an hour's drive from the city of Granada itself. More and more people are growing tired of the holidays in Malaga/Marbella/Fuengirola/Torremolinos, and are now looking at other alternatives. Granada has beautiful mountains, a wonderful ski resort, beaches...
So please, follow this link and sign the petition. Let's try together to have a proper airline flying to Granada.
It was a big disappointment, because they insist that their flights were not attracting as much custom as the ones to Malaga, but everytime I flew with their company their planes were full to the brim, so something here does not quite add up.
I understand Ryanair flies to Granada from Stansted airport, but we all know what Ryanair are like: only 15 kilos of baggage can go in the cargo hold of the plane; they will take your child's pushchair free of charge, but their car seat/booster seat, travel cot, etc, you have to pay for them to take (at a fiver a shot, does not seem much, but it adds up). They force you to have your just under two-year-old child sitting on your lap, even if their birthday falls within your short holiday abroad, so you cannot book a seat for your under two both ways (these guys obviously have never have had to share a seat with a young child in a small plane, there just isn't enough room for both of you without kicking in the seat in front) These are the people that threatened the government with legal action for forcing them to put all their passengers' baggage in the cargo hold instead of allowing them to carry it onto the plane because they "lost" money, even though I've heard that they had charged these customers for the privilege of being forced by emergency measures to put all their stuff in the cargo hold of the plane.
Now I have found a webpage with a petition to request the company to reconsider and reinstate this route. I fear that what they really need is to set up a publicity campaign together with Granada's Council in order to promote the route. I mean, there is sun, there is sea, there is a ski resort, and all within half an hour to an hour's drive from the city of Granada itself. More and more people are growing tired of the holidays in Malaga/Marbella/Fuengirola/Torremolinos, and are now looking at other alternatives. Granada has beautiful mountains, a wonderful ski resort, beaches...
So please, follow this link and sign the petition. Let's try together to have a proper airline flying to Granada.
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