Silly news: "bmi Announces Winter 2012 Schedule"
Jul 31, 2012, 3:30 am
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Silly news: "bmi Announces Winter 2012 Schedule"
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British Airways, a UK-based airline company, is continuing the integration of British Midland International (bmi) airline into its main fleet, with its new winter schedule.
The airline is terminating Bmi flights to several destinations, in favour of its main flight routes. Cut from the new schedule are Bmi’s flights to Dammam, which cease on September 16; flights to Bishkek, Yereven and Khartoum, which will terminate on October 1; and services to Amritsar and Casablanca, which will end on October 28, 2012.
The Bmi flights to Riyadh and Jeddah are also terminating on September 16, 2012, in favour of services offered by British Airways to these destinations.
Bmi’s services to Cairo and Moscow will also be ending, on September 5 and October 12, respectively.
The other Bmi services that will be integrated into British Airways include services to Dublin, Almaty, Tbilisi, Baku, Beirut and Freetown.
The new Bmi winter schedule, which commences from October 28, 2012, includes an increase in the number of seats to Scotland, by around 32 percent, with new routes from London City Airport to Aberdeen and the Isle of Man, and London Heathrow Airport to Leeds Bradford and Belfast airports.
Bmi will also be launching new international routes, including ones from London Heathrow to Seoul, Alicante, Rotterdam and Zagreb, and from London Gatwick airport to Las Vegas and Barcelona.......
The airline is terminating Bmi flights to several destinations, in favour of its main flight routes. Cut from the new schedule are Bmi’s flights to Dammam, which cease on September 16; flights to Bishkek, Yereven and Khartoum, which will terminate on October 1; and services to Amritsar and Casablanca, which will end on October 28, 2012.
The Bmi flights to Riyadh and Jeddah are also terminating on September 16, 2012, in favour of services offered by British Airways to these destinations.
Bmi’s services to Cairo and Moscow will also be ending, on September 5 and October 12, respectively.
The other Bmi services that will be integrated into British Airways include services to Dublin, Almaty, Tbilisi, Baku, Beirut and Freetown.
The new Bmi winter schedule, which commences from October 28, 2012, includes an increase in the number of seats to Scotland, by around 32 percent, with new routes from London City Airport to Aberdeen and the Isle of Man, and London Heathrow Airport to Leeds Bradford and Belfast airports.
Bmi will also be launching new international routes, including ones from London Heathrow to Seoul, Alicante, Rotterdam and Zagreb, and from London Gatwick airport to Las Vegas and Barcelona.......
Jul 31, 2012, 3:46 am
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Bmi will also be launching new international routes, including ones from London Heathrow to Seoul, Alicante, Rotterdam and Zagreb, and from London Gatwick airport to Las Vegas and Barcelona.......
It would have been great if they'd had a flight to Seoul when they were still *A BMI.
It would have been great if they'd had a flight to Seoul when they were still *A BMI.
Jul 31, 2012, 4:04 am
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Jul 31, 2012, 4:30 am
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It's just an ill-informed hack. 
After all, since when did bmi fly from LCY?
(Well, since you ask, bmi's London City Airways was an early user of LCY, and flying with them produced miles with Virgin Freeway (as it was).)
After all, since when did bmi fly from LCY?
(Well, since you ask, bmi's London City Airways was an early user of LCY, and flying with them produced miles with Virgin Freeway (as it was).)
Jul 31, 2012, 2:59 pm
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Although IKA was missing from the list of routes BA was either scrapping or keeping and for a few days after the other flights were loaded IKA was still showing as bookable on a BD code, now the flights are showing with a BA code - BA158/158
Aug 1, 2012, 7:13 am
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But looks like flights are operated 2 x weekly (Mon, Fri only)
26NOV MON LON/Z IKA/‡3.5
*
1BA 159 J9 C9 D9 R0 I0*LHRIKA 705P 550A‡1 321 M 1 MF DCA /E
Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9
NO MORE BA-1* FOR INTERLINE CONX
How are they going to compete with *A that has multiple daily options (LH/TK/OS) is something I do not really understand...
26NOV MON LON/Z IKA/‡3.5
*
1BA 159 J9 C9 D9 R0 I0*LHRIKA 705P 550A‡1 321 M 1 MF DCA /E
Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9
NO MORE BA-1* FOR INTERLINE CONX
How are they going to compete with *A that has multiple daily options (LH/TK/OS) is something I do not really understand...
Aug 1, 2012, 12:42 pm
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Aug 1, 2012, 1:03 pm
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Not compete as such, more like complement (though competing is possible).
Check the thousands and thousands of different examples.
BA+CX LHR-HKG
BA+QF LHR-SIN-SYD
BA+AA LHR-JFK/ORD/MIA....
UA+NZ LHR-LAX
LA+IB MAD-SCL
AF+DL JFK-CDG
SQ+NZ SIN-AKL
Any countless others.
Check the thousands and thousands of different examples.
BA+CX LHR-HKG
BA+QF LHR-SIN-SYD
BA+AA LHR-JFK/ORD/MIA....
UA+NZ LHR-LAX
LA+IB MAD-SCL
AF+DL JFK-CDG
SQ+NZ SIN-AKL
Any countless others.
Aug 1, 2012, 2:05 pm
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And don't forget the short lived LBA-LCY flights of a few years ago. That was the only time I have ever had a flight all to myself, can't think why it did not last...