bmi diamond club - Routes?

I have just noticed at the botttom of BMIs press release on improved middle eastern flights the following;
• bmi destinations from Heathrow for winter 2007/08: Aberdeen, UK; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Aleppo, Syria; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Amman, Jordan; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Ankara, Turkey; Baku, Azerbaijan; Beirut, Lebanon; Belfast City, UK; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Brussels, Belgium; Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Damascus, Syria; Dublin, Republic of Ireland; Durham Tees Valley, UK; Edinburgh, UK; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Glasgow, UK; Hanover, Germany; Inverness, UK; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Jersey, Channel Islands; Khartoum, Sudan; Leeds Bradford, UK; Lyon, France; Manchester, UK; Moscow, Russia; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Tbilisi, Georgia; Tehran, Iran; Venice, Italy; Yerevan, Armenia

An odd lot of destinations; are these old Bmed routes??

An odd lot of destinations; are these old Bmed routes??Yep, + the existing BD ones.

What an odd and fascinating route network. Was Addis a BMed route, or an existing BD route?

With such a curious route network, perhaps BD should look into having Borat as a spokesperson :D

Blimey! Never realised that BMed flew to Addis Abbaba or Sierra Leone! :eek:

Wow, some very interesting destinations for the brave/adventurous traveller to burn miles to next year. I didn't realise BMED had such a varied route network.

Wow, some very interesting destinations for the brave/adventurous traveller to burn miles to next year.

Yep, 2008 is the year that everyone should head to the delights of LBA for a real adventure :D

Hmmmm, Sat night at Leeds city centre or Damascus city centre! Wonder which one health insurers would be more happy with.... :D

Any news on when the timetables for the Bmed routes are going to come out? I was thinking of a weekend in Tbilisi sometime in the Spring. I do hope getting redemption availability to these destinations isn't as tough as the current longhaul routes.

Yep, 2008 is the year that everyone should head to the delights of LBA for a real adventure :D
MME is even worse than Leeds... :eek:

MME is even worse than Leeds... :eek:

Not since skanky "Teesside" became "Durham Tees Valley". Its gone all posh nowadays. There's even a cup-winning cricket team.

I have travelled Bmed when under BA livery to Baku (Azerbaijan) before and it likely I will be back visiting before the end of this year. Does anyone know when we will be able to earn miles on the BMed flights?

Hmmmm, Sat night at Leeds city centre or Damascus city centre! Wonder which one health insurers would be more happy with.... :D

Leeds city centre if you want any nightlife!!!

But between the two airports....Leeds any day as well. Had enough DAM hassles.

I have travelled Bmed when under BA livery to Baku (Azerbaijan) before and it likely I will be back visiting before the end of this year. Does anyone know when we will be able to earn miles on the BMed flights?
From the start of the winter timetable, I believe (28 Oct).

From the start of the winter timetable, I believe (28 Oct).

You can start booking them in September.

From a recent post on Airliners.net:

'Found some timings for the BD/KJ winter schedule in the system, however they are not in reservations as yet.
Guess it's taking them longer than expected to integrate the new schedule ...

BD 973 7 LHR 1 ESB 1200 1805 0 11NOV07 23MAR08 321 4:05 onwards to DAM
BD 973 3 LHR 1 ESB 1245 1850 0 14NOV07 12DEC07 320 4:05 onwards to DAM
BD 977 6 LHR 1 ESB 1555 2150 0 17NOV07 08DEC07 320 3:55
BD 973 2 LHR 1 ESB 1605 2210 0 30OCT07 18DEC07 320 4:05 onwards to DAM
BD 977 5 LHR 1 ESB 2100 0255+1 0 16NOV07 14DEC07 320 3:55
BD 973 4 LHR 1 ESB 2100 0255+1 0 15NOV07 13DEC07 320 4:05 onwards to DAM

BD 929 7 LHR 1 GYD 1205 2135 0 28OCT07 23MAR08 321 5:30
BD 929 6 LHR 1 GYD 1235 2205 0 03NOV07 29MAR08 321 5:30
BD 929 1245 LHR 1 GYD 1335 2305 0 29OCT07 24DEC07 321 5:30
BD 929 3 LHR 1 GYD 1430 2400 0 31OCT07 26MAR08 321 5:30

BD 985 6 LHR 1 SVX 1440 0105+1 0 17NOV07 08DEC07 320 5:25 onward to ALA
BD 985 4 LHR 1 SVX 1515 0140+1 0 01NOV07 27MAR08 321 5:25 onward to ALA
BD 985 1 LHR 1 SVX 1600 0225+1 0 05NOV07 24MAR08 321 5:25 onward to ALA

BD 931 D LHR 1 THR 2 2100 0625+1 0 28OCT07 24DEC07 321 5:55

BD 907 5 LHR 1 BEY 1320 2005 0 02NOV07 14MAR08 320 4:45
BD 997 7 LHR 1 BEY 1400 2045 0 11NOV07 09DEC07 320 4:45 onward to KRT
BD 997 6 LHR 1 BEY 1425 2110 0 03NOV07 29MAR08 320 4:45 onward to KRT
BD 997 1 LHR 1 BEY 1535 2220 0 12NOV07 10DEC07 320 4:45 onward to KRT
BD 997 2 LHR 1 BEY 1600 2245 0 13NOV07 11DEC07 321 4:45 onward to KRT
BD 997 4 LHR 1 BEY 1615 2300 0 01NOV07 03JAN08 320 4:45 onward to KRT
BD 907 3 LHR 1 BEY 2100 0345+1 0 31OCT07 12DEC07 320 4:45

BD 913 7 LHR 1 AMM N 1230 1940 0 11NOV07 23MAR08 320 5:10 onward to ADD
BD 913 1 LHR 1 AMM N 1235 1945 0 12NOV07 24MAR08 320 5:10 onward to ADD
BD 911 2 LHR 1 AMM N 1300 2010 0 13NOV07 11DEC07 320 5:10
BD 913 6 LHR 1 AMM N 1320 2030 0 17NOV07 15MAR08 321 5:10 onward to ADD
BD 913 4 LHR 1 AMM N 1330 2040 0 01NOV07 27DEC07 321 5:10 onward to ADD
BD 913 3 LHR 1 AMM N 1335 2045 0 31OCT07 02JAN08 321 5:10 onward to ADD
BD 911 5 LHR 1 AMM N 2100 0410+1 0 16NOV07 14DEC07 320 5:10

BD 965 5 LHR 1 EVN 1335 2235 0 02NOV07 28MAR08 321 5:00 onwards to FRU
BD 963 4 LHR 1 EVN 1425 2325 0 01NOV07 13DEC07 320 5:00 onwards to FRU
BD 965 7 LHR 1 EVN 1455 2355 0 04NOV07 09DEC07 320 5:00 onwards to FRU
BD 965 2 LHR 1 EVN 1515 0015+1 0 30OCT07 11DEC07 320 5:00 onwards to FRU

BD 943 56 LHR 1 DAM 1200 1920 0 10NOV07 15MAR08 320 5:20 onwards to ALP
BD 943 1 LHR 1 DAM 2100 0420+1 0 12NOV07 24MAR08 320 5:20 onwards to ALP
BD 973 7 LHR 1 DAM 1200 2030 1 11NOV07 23MAR08 321 6:30
BD 973 3 LHR 1 DAM 1245 2115 1 14NOV07 12DEC07 320 6:30
BD 973 2 LHR 1 DAM 1605 0035+1 1 30OCT07 18DEC07 320 6:30
BD 973 4 LHR 1 DAM 2100 0530+1 1 15NOV07 13DEC07 320 6:30


BD 771 D LHR 1 CAI 1 0905 1550 0 28OCT07 24DEC07 320 4:45