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UK holiday makers appear to be reacting to the weak value of the Pound against the Euro by switching their bookings to non Euro Zone destinations such as Turkey, Bulgaria and Egypt.

To meet this increased demand Monarch (www.monarch.co.uk), has announced further expansion to its Turkey flying schedule for this summer as the Pound remains relatively healthy against the Turkish Lira.

An additional charter flight from Gatwick to Antalya will operate weekly from 27 May meaning that Monarch will operate twice weekly flights from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham to Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast this Summer. Services to Antalya operate in addition to Monarch’s charter flights to Dalaman and Bodrum, which also depart from Monarch’s key UK bases.

Cheap flights to Turkey with Monarch start from £258 per person inclusive of all taxes, charges and 20kg of hold baggage. Flights can be booked via www.monarch.co.uk.

Monarch currently operates a fleet of 31 aircraft, serving over 100 destinations world-wide. Services are split between scheduled and charter flights, with the airline carrying over 7 million passengers per year.

Monarch’s flying schedule to Turkey during Summer 2009 will operate as follows:

Antalya (Mediterranean Coast)
Gatwick – two flights per week
Manchester – two flights per week
Birmingham – two flights per week
Dalaman (Turquoise Coast)
Gatwick – ten flights per week
Manchester – five flights per week
Bodrum (Agean Coast)
Gatwick – two flights per week
Manchester – one flight per week
Birmingham – one flight per week

Monarch Airlines recently commenced a new route from Birmingham International to the popular tourist destination of Larnaca, Cyprus. This twice-weekly route has sold incredibly well, in fact, it has been the fastest selling route in the airline’s history!

For the summer season Monarch Airlines made 22,000 seats available on this route. Unbelievably over half the seats were sold before the first flight had even taken off.

Monarch Airlines offers cheap flights to 42 destinations around the world, from a variety of UK airports. Its sister company Cosmos Holidays, which has been re-branded as Monarch Holidays offers great value package holidays to these destinations.

Offers currently start at £173 for a European package holiday with Monarch Holidays.