Its no go at BA...Its all go at bmi
Mar 18, 2010, 2:22 pm
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Its no go at BA...Its all go at bmi
Front page of bmi website great bit of marketing by bmi, although it probably means the BA strikes are about to be called off 
http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/en-gb/index.aspx
http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/en-gb/index.aspx
Mar 19, 2010, 6:34 am
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In today's bmi trade email:
Dublin is not a BA destination 
and barely a bmi destination
bmi - business as usual
Following BA's strike announcement, don't forget bmi flies to many of BA's destinations including Aberdeen, Dublin and Moscow - make sure your passengers are not affected and book bmi.
Following BA's strike announcement, don't forget bmi flies to many of BA's destinations including Aberdeen, Dublin and Moscow - make sure your passengers are not affected and book bmi.
and barely a bmi destination
Mar 20, 2010, 9:17 am
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Mar 20, 2010, 11:31 am
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Well including codeshares and transiting in a completely different European/American hub its probably getting quite close to 100% :P...
Mar 20, 2010, 2:01 pm
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Mar 20, 2010, 3:43 pm
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Mar 21, 2010, 4:22 am
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A teasing photo in todays hatemail:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...engers-do.html 
Mar 26, 2010, 10:57 am
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bmi are making some money from the BA strike.
BD58 to EDI this afternoon was a SH configured 321 that was absolutely rammed without a free seat.
It's normally a 70% full 319.
BD58 to EDI this afternoon was a SH configured 321 that was absolutely rammed without a free seat.
It's normally a 70% full 319.
Mar 26, 2010, 11:15 am
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As a (new) regular commuter to EDI I've also seen this - on Monday even Flex-Y was fully booked (for the first 15 rows) on the 9am flight! Ouch, thats good money - but not much fun when your gold seat block doesn't work 
I'm currently sitting in the lounge waiting for the flight back to LHR in an hour, its down as pretty much full with only 4 Y seats free - but was at 2 earlier, the 4pm flight was full (0 seats even in Y)
ExpertFlyer and the bmi website have been showing 0s across the board regularly on the most popular times... though I'm guessing that BA has bulk purchased large numbers of seats for their own passengers.
I'm happy for BD that its going so well - and I think that they are very effectively milking it. At checkin tonight there is a big sign that says 'BMI - still flying' or something similar, with the invite cards all over the place to grab BA's flyers.
The only unfortunate thing I can see is that because they got rid of the meal deal a month ago I suspect they won't win that many passengers permanently. BA's food offering isn't great - but it beats nothing. 2 months ago I could have told people - "BMI gives you a better food as a gold/silver member" as I prefer a bacon panini and the BD sandwiches/alcohol that used to be available in the evening - now you get the same 'offering' as someone on their first ever BD flight (be that a flex-Y meal, or nothing). Of course you don't get BA gold flying cattle
I'm currently sitting in the lounge waiting for the flight back to LHR in an hour, its down as pretty much full with only 4 Y seats free - but was at 2 earlier, the 4pm flight was full (0 seats even in Y)
ExpertFlyer and the bmi website have been showing 0s across the board regularly on the most popular times... though I'm guessing that BA has bulk purchased large numbers of seats for their own passengers.
I'm happy for BD that its going so well - and I think that they are very effectively milking it. At checkin tonight there is a big sign that says 'BMI - still flying' or something similar, with the invite cards all over the place to grab BA's flyers.
The only unfortunate thing I can see is that because they got rid of the meal deal a month ago I suspect they won't win that many passengers permanently. BA's food offering isn't great - but it beats nothing. 2 months ago I could have told people - "BMI gives you a better food as a gold/silver member" as I prefer a bacon panini and the BD sandwiches/alcohol that used to be available in the evening - now you get the same 'offering' as someone on their first ever BD flight (be that a flex-Y meal, or nothing). Of course you don't get BA gold flying cattle
Mar 26, 2010, 12:02 pm
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I don't think that that BMI will be getting many long term customers out of this. Thursday evening both aberdeen flights were cancelled and customers told to collect their luggage and try again on Friday. There was standing room only in the very tired BMI domestic lounge and the same old cr*p food and undrinkable wine in the *A lounge. They announced that both Edinburgh flights were delayed due to being struck by lightning and the GLA fliight at 19.20 was an hour late.
However the seat block worked for me - looked like the middle seat in my row was the only empty seat on the plane.
However the seat block worked for me - looked like the middle seat in my row was the only empty seat on the plane.
Mar 26, 2010, 12:08 pm
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