bmi British Midland News
18-Dec-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Lufthansa Technik and bmi have signed an agreement regarding services for more than 50 aircraft engines. According to the new five-year-contract, Lufthansa Technik will take care of all aspects of maintenance, repair and overhaul of the IAE V2500 engine type powering bmi's complete Airbus A320-series fleet.
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09-Oct-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Nigel Turner becomes Deputy Chairman. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, currently Chief Executive Officer of India’s Jet Airways, has been appointed deputy Chief Executive Officer of British Midland PLC (bmi), with effect from 1 November 2009. On 1 December 2009, he will succeed Nigel Turner as Chief Executive Officer of bmi. Nigel Turner will then become Deputy Chairman, of the bmi Board. A smooth and very cooperative change at the top is therefore guaranteed.
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03-Jun-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi, the number one airline out of London Heathrow’s Terminal 1, is proud to announce the opening today of its new international lounge, bmi Number One Heathrow. The flagship lounge has been conceived with customer comforts in mind and provides a stylish environment in which to work, relax, dine and refresh.
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27-May-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi, London Heathrow’s second largest airline, has added nine new destinations to its growing codeshare route network from London Heathrow after expanding its codeshare agreement with Virgin Atlantic.
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30-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi will introduce wide-bodied A330 aircraft on its Heathrow-Tel Aviv route this week, bringing customers a host of benefits for a more luxurious flight from 3 May 2009. Priced from just GMP334 return in Economy, GMP708 return in Premium Economy and GMP794 return in Business Class, the flights offer excellent value for money for travellers planning a visit to Israel.
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29-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi will introduce wide-bodied A330 aircraft on its Heathrow-Tel Aviv route this week, bringing customers a host of benefits for a more luxurious flight from 03-May-09. Priced from just GBP 334 return in Economy, GBP 708 return in Premium Economy and GBP 794 return in Business Class, the flights offer excellent value for money for travellers planning a visit to Israel.
bmi incorporará el próximo 3 de mayo en su ruta Heathrow-Tel Aviv un A330. El precio del billete de idea y vuela costará entre 334 £ en clase Turista y 794 en Business.
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09-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi has unveiled (06-Apr-09) its new Premium Check-in area at London Heathrow’s Terminal 1. The new glass surround area is located on the main concourse of Terminal 1 and provides a fast and hassle free check-in service for Business Class and Premium Economy customers as well as bmi Diamond Club Gold and Silver Card holders.
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06-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Bmi lanza la ruta El Cairo-Londres
Bmi, launched (03-Apr-09) its first ever wide-bodied Airbus A330 service on the Cairo-London route. The service was officially inaugurated by Peter Spencer, the Managing Director of Bmi, in a ceremony that took place at Cairo Airport.
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26-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
This week bmi launches a second daily service between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv. Following high demand for the first daily service which launched last March the additional flight will offer greater flexibility and more convenient connections at both London Heathrow and Tel Aviv.
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25-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
This week bmi launches a new five-times weekly service between London Heathrow and the Ukrainian capital, Kiev; in addition to a second daily flight to Tel Aviv. Kiev is a new route for bmi and offers travellers the opportunity to experience a destination with a difference.
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24-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
According to official statistics published by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), bmi Regional was the most punctual airline operating from UK airports in 2008 - the fourth successive year the airline has achieved pole position.
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05-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Complimentary Chauffeur Drive for selected Business Class fares is available (04-Mar-09) on three additional bmi routes from London Heathrow. Six routes now offer the service, with a seventh, Kiev to follow later this month when the new route commences. Customers travelling on selected Business Class fares to Cairo, Tel Aviv and Beirut can now take advantage of this service, following the launch of Chauffeur Drive on routes to Moscow and Saudi Arabia last month.
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04-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Following a restructure of its UK sales team, bmi has announced (03-Mar-09) that Julie Jones has been appointed Head of Business Sales. The restructure combines Business Trade and Corporate Sales into a single Business Sales team, headed up by Julie Jones, formerly Head of Corporate Sales.
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27-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Bmi has announced (26-Feb-09) that as of 22-May-009 it is increasing its services between Amman and London Heathrow from 7 to 10 flights per week. The addition of further flights is in recognition of Bmi's dedication to the region and an indicator of how important Jordan is to the airline. The move marks significant further investment on the part of Bmi in both Jordan and the wider Middle East region.
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23-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Blue1 expanded codeshare cooperation with British airline BMI from the beginning of February. All Blue1’s daily flights from Helsinki to Heathrow will carry also a BMI flight number. Correspondingly all BMI:s flights from Heathrow to Manchester, Lees/Bradford, Belfast, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dublin with connection to Blue1:s flights will carry a Blue1 flight number.
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20-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) confirmed (19-Feb-09) that bmi mainline is to cease operating the London Heathrow service from 28-March-2009. bmi carried 62,000 departing passengers on their 4 times daily service in 2008 and had in recent months reduced capacity on the route in response to current market conditions.
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16-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) and the airline bmi have reached a draft agreement over a pay dispute.
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12-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi announced (10-Feb-09) a second daily service between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv which will commence on 30-Mar-09 on its A321 aircraft and will be upgraded onto its A330 aircraft from 03-May-09.
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12-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi launched a Chauffeur Drive service for those travelling in Business Class, complimentary on selected fare types, on flights to Moscow and Saudi Arabia at both ends of the route.
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11-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Airline pilots throughout German airline Lufhansa and its subsidiaries joined forces (10-Feb-09) to condemn British carrier BMI - Lufthansa's latest aquisition - for reneging on the last year of its three year pay deal with British pilots.
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04-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi selected (03-Feb-09) iFly Loyalty, a product line under IBS’ iFly solution suite, to manage the loyalty programmes for its passengers. The new-generation software will help the airline to administer its frequent flier program (FFP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionalities like campaign management, feedback management, fraud detection and management information and analytics.
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23-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi announced (22-Jan-09) that it will operate a five times weekly service to Kiev. Beginning on 29-Mar-09 as part of bmi’s Summer timetable, the new route is available to book online.
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21-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi commenced operating a six times weekly service to Riyadh - doubling the number of flights to Riyadh. bmi flights to Riyadh will now go onwards to Dammam on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and onwards to Jeddah on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
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19-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi has gained approval to serve the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev with five return flights a week. bmi has gained approval to commence the services following a scarce capacity hearing by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which awarded bmi the five extra services a week that were available following a recent agreement by the UK and Ukraine governments to allow more capacity. British Airways failed in its application for the five extra frequencies.
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16-Dec-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi has become the first British carrier to offer its passengers an inflight communications service including the use of SMS-enabled mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants).
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07-Nov-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi is to give its Heathrow to Cairo and Amman routes a major boost with the introduction of Airbus A330 wide-bodied aircraft. The changes will come into effect early in spring 2009.
Both services were introduced in 2007 as part of a major route launch exercise at Heathrow that saw bmi commence services to 17 new destinations at the start of the winter 2007 programme.
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03-Nov-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi has removed all fuel surcharges on its flights within UK and Europe. Peter Spencer, bmi managing director, said: “bmi has always been a market leader in UK and Europe and is committed to providing the best value flights backed up by our renowned friendly service.
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24-Oct-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
Peter Spencer , Managing Director of bmi, was in Moscow to talk about the airline’s plans to introduce a second daily service between Moscow Domodedovo and London Heathrow. The new service will be launched on 26-Oct-08.
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24-Oct-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
Travelport GDS has announced a new, full content agreement with bmi providing all Galileo and Worldspan-connected travel agents worldwide with access to all of the airline’s fares and inventory, including its lowest web only fares.
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20-Oct-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi, will double the number of flights from Riyadh to London from 15-Jan-09. Services from Riyadh to Heathrow will increase from three services a week to six, providing a daily service with the exception of Saturday. Return services from Heathrow to Riyadh will operate daily with the exception of Friday.
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15-Oct-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
A new partnership deal with bmi, will allow Brussels Airlines to add a further 3 destinations to its passenger offer: Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford and East Midlands. In total, Brussels Airlines now offers daily flights to no less than 9 destinations in Great Britain.
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15-Oct-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi, the only British airline operating to Saudi Arabia, announced that it is doubling the number of flights between Riyadh and London. Effective 14-Jan-09, bmi will depart from Riyadh six times a week, direct and non-stop to London Heathrow. Flights will operate every day with the exception of Fridays.
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18-Jun-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi will send boarding passes direct to passengers’ mobile phones in a trial to revolutionise airline boarding. bmi is piloting Scottish IT firm, Real Time’s FirstPass, a solution which delivers boarding pass information directly to passengers on their mobile phone, PDA or Blackberry, to help speed up the boarding process at airports.
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29-May-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi has launched an innovative new paperless boarding system, allowing customers checking in online for bmi flights to have their boarding pass delivered electronically to their mobile phone or PDA (personal digital assistant).
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