It will launch services from Birmingham to Tenerife & and Malaga in summer of 2005.
From Manchester to Almeria and Madrid and a third daily flight will be introduced to Malaga.The Madrid service will be daily and Almeria four times a week.
Monarch already operates scheduled services from Luton, Gatwick and Manchester to Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar.
Main aim of Birmingham Expansion is to help prevent people from the area having to travel to Manchester or Luton to catch flights and offer them lower fares
Seats, which start from £39 one way including taxes and charges, go on sale on www.flymonarch.com from today.Peter Vella, business development director at Birmingham International Airport, said: “We are thrilled Monarch’s low fares scheduled arm has decided to launch its new base from Birmingham next summer.
“This is fantastic news for Midlanders wanting to travel from their local airport and we wish Monarch Scheduled all the best for the future.”
Interested people can also call 08700 40 63 00.