Convention Parliament (1660) Convention Parliament (1660) The Convention Parliament (25 April 1660 – 29 December 1660) followed the Long Parliament that had finally voted for its own dissolution on 16 March that year. Elected as a "free parliament", i.e. with no oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth or to the monarchy, it was predominantly Royalist in its membership. It assembled for the first time on 25 April 1660. After the Declaration of Breda had been received, Parliament proclaimed on 8 May that King Charles II had been the lawful monarch since the death of Charles I in January 1649. The Convention Parliament then
Monarch Airlines in favour of independent tours on seat-only low-cost airlines. During May 1997, Monarch Airlines launched a new scheduled route between Gibraltar and Luton; additional flights to Gibraltar by the company would be established from Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester. Monarch continued to operate flights on the Gibraltar-Luton route until the firm's collapse. During the late 1990s, a new in-flight service, referred to as Monarch Plus, which included pre-booked seats, free headsets and improved dining options, such as duck breast instead of turkey stroganoff, for an additional £30 per person. During 1998, Monarch Airlines leased a pair of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 wide-body