Monarch Airlines is an English airline based in Luton. It was established in 1967 as a charter company and in 1986 launched a scheduled division (Monarch Crown, now Monarch Scheduled). The company offers charter packages departing from London (Luton and Gatwick), Manchester and Birmingham to many destinations in Europe, USA, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, in partnership with several tour operators. Scheduled flights are operated to the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands.