<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by superdawg:
I do know that BMI had received rights from the UK Civil Aviation authorities rights to serve cities such as Calgary, Ottawa, St. Johns etc. </font>
An airline needs traffic rights to serve a destination whether it is to fly it themselves or to use a codeshare on others.
Rumours are out that BD will stop flying the Trans-Ats and get rid of the A330's to boot.