Monarch (0870 040 5040; www.monarch-airlines.com), which is principally a charter company, flies from London Gatwick to Tenerife Sur and Lanzarote.

Reassured, the Monarch now flew with confidence.

Monarch (0870 040 5040, www.monarch.co.uk) Flies to Faro from Luton, Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester.

- Monarch (monarch.co.uk) flies to Goa from Manchester and Gatwick from about £650 return.

Monarch flies from Gatwick and Luton to Faro from £68 (monarch.co.uk).

Monarch now flies to many different places around the world, and usually to holiday resorts.

- Monarch (0871 940 5040, flymonarch.com) flies Gatwick-Lanzarote from £212 return including tax.

Monarch (0871 940 5040; www.monarch.co.uk) Flies from Gatwick, Luton, Manchester and Birmingham.

The Monarch first flew in 1974 and was designed to be both a powered self-launching sailplane and also a pure glider, depending on whether an engine was fitted.

Monarch flies to Arrecife from Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham and Manchester from £93.50 return.