bmi diamond club - Last Voyager Magazine

This month's edition of Voyager magazine is apparently the last. While not always the last word in quality journalism it was always a reasonable and (in the case of the route map) surprising read and seemed to have improved a fair bit in the last few months (as with a lot of bmi :().
The May issue in particular actually had some stuff in it that I wanted to read. The final issue has a bit of a retrospective and a collection of covers from the past 7 or so years (I remember a worrying amount of them).
A small request. If anyone manages to pick up a paper copy could you keep hold of it for me? I'll pay postage. Failing this I'll try and get one out the EDI lounge next weekend (sadly I'm flying Ryanair but I'll drop off some chocolates or something for the base staff (if they're still there...)).

For those of us who are not likely to be setting foot on another BD branded aircraft ever (me! :() - the latest BMI voyager is available online:

http://www.bmivoyager.com/

That being said, I hope Granite Aviation/BMI-R/whatever will have a similar offering (but, ofcourse, it is not a priority for them at the moment).

I'm flying BEY-LHR tomorrow and they always have a ton in the BEY lounge - I'll happily fly one up to London for you.

My last fully BD flight tomorrow!

I'm flying BEY-LHR tomorrow and they always have a ton in the BEY lounge - I'll happily fly one up to London for you.

My last fully BD flight tomorrow!


If I were you I'd pick up a dozen or so !!
You never know they might be worth something in the future, especially as I very much doubt many would of been printed


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If I were you I'd pick up a dozen or so !!
You never know they might be worth something in the future, especially as I very much doubt many would of been printed


One of our clients advertises in it. Normal print run guaranteed by the publishers, so business as usual in that case. I wouldn't be expecting to make a fortune on Ebay anyway.

Normal print run

So, that'll be half a dozen copies in each seatback pocket then.....?

So, that'll be half a dozen copies in each seatback pocket then.....?

Naturally.

For posterity...... or is it posterior?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7762770618_4b6e1cb3e6_c.jpg

And in typical BMI style :D

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae40/PhilipOA260/bdvoy.jpg

I guess no point changing it now ....

Sad to see the last issue . Many a time I took a flick through it and it certainly wasnt the worst publication out there. I often enjoyed the destination guides. I think they could have had 4 pages with some nostalgia showing different liveries and uniforms ,fleet etc.. but I guess they didnt want to do it in this last issue. Still I enjoyed the articles on Shepheards hotel and Beirut .

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Does bmi regional still carry Voyager? I notice that their routes disappeared from the routemap after the sale.

I hope Granite Aviation/BMI-R/whatever will have a similar offering (but, ofcourse, it is not a priority for them at the moment).

Just what are their priorities? Have not seen anything on what will happen when BA absorbs mainline bmi, will they become the new bmi ? or something else altogether?

Just what are their priorities? Have not seen anything on what will happen when BA absorbs mainline bmi, will they become the new bmi ? or something else altogether?

No idea! I am sure most on this board are waiting with baited breath :confused: I am gutted that the LBA-GLA route is no more :(

No idea! I am sure most on this board are waiting with baited breath :confused: I am gutted that the LBA-GLA route is no more :(

It seemed odd to me how that route was actually scrapped just before BA had taken control of bmi.

Can anyone grab me a copy? Will gladly pay post to the US or pickup in DUB in September.

I have two copies from my final bmi jaunt - Mrp alert can have one, any takers for the other?

It's a bit sad. I found Voyager much more appealing than BA's High Life.

It reminds me of AC taking over CP then abolishing 'Canadi>n' magazine and keeping 'En Route', then binning their brilliant creative team (and binning the excellent wines and menus!)

These mergers seem to always work the same way: some guy in an office talks about keeping the best of both companies but in reality it descends to the lowest common denominator.

It's a bit sad. I found Voyager much more appealing than BA's High Life.


I've never really looked at HighLife too much, but it always amazes me how it can always look so consistently tatty, you board the plane on the 2nd of the month and the magazine is falling to bits. I only ever experienced this on BA, usually on other airlines their magazines were in a decent state.

Yes on the flight I was on yesterday it looked like the last passenger had been chewing on the copy of High Life, maybe this is because the snack bag is so small?

If anyone is still wanting a copy then the domestic lounge @ T1 had quite a few still available.

Think the lounge angel thought I was bonkers though when I went up and asked if they had any left.

CNN awarded Voyager No. 6 in their "World's Best Airlines Magazine for 2012 (http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/worlds-12-best-airline-magazines-523957)":

6. Voyager (British Midland International, United Kingdom)

We had this one ranked 10th. But something about those piercing blue eyes wouldn't allow us to keep Voyager down.

Basics: A brainy-for-in-flight effort from one of Britain’s second-tier airlines.

Perfect reader: He wears a tweed jacket, semi-ironically. So does she.

Words: A smart and cosmopolitan mix of stories, with a strong emphasis on culture. A recent issue included interviews with Ewan McGregor and hot London chefs, and in-depth looks at Marrakech and Casablanca.

Look: Colorful, original, sharply presented photos.

Gold star: The short stories up front are unusually compelling -- looks at current books, art and video games that would be at home in Wired.

Black mark: That Marrakech travelogue almost got Voyager completely disqualified with reference to a “not in Kansas moment.” And a guide to Irish pubs in Moscow? Is this 1996?

Final verdict: Voyager is a pleasure to read and look at, but needs to police the clichés to crack our top five.

CNN awarded Voyager No. 6 in their "World's Best Airlines Magazine for 2012 (http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/worlds-12-best-airline-magazines-523957)":

The bmi Twitter team (https://twitter.com/flybmi/status/200166471349960704) beat you to posting that one :) I knew I read the article somewhere before.

Has anyone read the new bmi regional magazine?

Yep, new magazine is quite good. They are a only producing one edition every quarter I think.

I have a couple of copies spare if anyone wants one. Just pm your details. First come first served.