Of these, 1,760 were employees of Monarch Airlines, while 98 were employed by Monarch Travel Group.
Between them the companies employed approximately 2,100 people. The rest have been retained to assist the administrators.
Partner at KPMG and joint administrator, Blair Nimmo, said: “We know that today has been a very sad and difficult day for the Monarch employees.
“Shortly before the appointment of the joint administrators, all employees received an email from the company confirming that it was about to enter administration.
