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Monarch says goodbye to the B757s – a wonderful chapter in the airline’s history

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Monarch has bid a sad but fond farewell to its B757s this month after years of tremendous service within the fleet. The B757 had a very interesting life within the fleet, due to it’s phenomenal flexibility and wide range and payload capabilities. It has served with Monarch all over the world and has probably seen more corners of the globe than our A300 or A330 wide body aircraft.

As word got out in the press and via social media that Monarch’s B757s were retiring, we received lots of interesting questions about the aircraft from you. In response, we’d like to share some of the beloved aircraft’s wonderful history and key stats with you. We’ve turned to passionate B757 enthusiast Toby Hiller, Monarch’s Senior Economic Planning Analyst, for his expertise.

Can you tell us a bit more about the history of the B757 fleet?

Between November 1993 and November 2014, Monarch’s B757 fleet operated planned flights to 439 airports in 128 countries and territories worldwide, including glamorous destinations such as New York, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Bangkok, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney! The furthest airport from Luton that the aircraft served was Auckland, New Zealand.

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How many passenger seats/capacity does a B757 have?

With extra legroom seats the aircraft has 229 seats; without the extra legroom seats it has 235 seats. Interestingly, if the capacity is set up in a VIP “Captain’s Choice” configuration (which we operated on special charter flights) then there is 92 business class seats and 12 economy seats.

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Is there a fixed amount of staff needed for a B757?

The amount of crew needed for a B757 flight is subject to the length of the flight.  A standard Monarch ZB short haul flight has 2 pilots (a captain and first officer) and 6 cabin crew serving our customers but this could change to 3 pilots and 8 cabin crew on long-range flights. It is interesting to know that VIP flights are subject to charterer requirements and on VIP flights an engineer would also travel.

How many toilets does a Monarch B757 have?

There are 2 toilets located at the front of the aircraft, 2 more at “door 3” which is further down the plane, so there are 4 in total.

How many galleys are there?

There are 2. There is a galley at the front of the aircraft and 1 at the rear. On VIP flights, a chef’s station could also be added to prepare fresh meals for customers.

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What is the maximum take-off weight of the B757 aircraft?
             

Maximum take-off weight (MTOW): 113,398 kg

Have questions about the B757? We’d love to hear them, so don’t be shy – comment below!


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