British and Irish Airlines Cancel Flights for Ash Cloud
Passengers throughout the UK and Ireland are facing disruptions now that the ash cloud from the recent eruption of an Iceland volcano has approached European airspace. Carriers from both countries cancelled hundreds of services on Tuesday, leaving many travellers stranded in Scotland and north England. The worst affected
by Katy Davies May 25th, 2011
bmi Adds Capacity to Heathrow-Aberdeen Route
British Midland International (bmi) has announced plans to add capacity to their London Heathrow-Aberdeen route by 90%. The carrier operates 6 flights on the route every day with Embarer regional planes, but they are set to replace some of them with Airbus A319 planes, which can carry an average
by Dave Bess June 11th, 2010
bmi to cut 600 jobs by Christmas
The airline carrier bmi is cutting down at least 600 jobs, scraping unprofitable routes, and reducing its fleet to help the company ride the economic downturn and falling passenger demand. Owner of bmi, German carrier Lufthansa AG, who took over the airline in July, said that the job cuts are
by Charlotte Fellows November 27th, 2009
BA still among worst for losing passenger luggage
www.britishairways.com Two British carriers are listed among those most likely to lose a passenger’s luggage, new airline industry figures reveal. British Airways and bmi were ranked fifth and fourth, respectively, in a table of winter season performance recently published by the Association of European Airlines (AEA). The table showed bmi mishandling
by Charlotte Fellows June 18th, 2009
Virgin follows bmi and BA in reducing fuel surcharges
Citing the sustained decline in the price of oil, Virgin Atlantic has announced reductions in the fuel surcharges instituted earlier in the year. The carrier follows a move by British Airways to reduce fuel surcharges on all flights. Passengers ...
by Darren Robinson December 18th, 2008
UK airports see more route losses as crisis deepens
Manchester airport has lost five major bmi services to the US and the Caribbean and British Airways services to New York. For 2009, British holidaymakers can expect to see higher airfares as well as fewer destination choices as carriers ditch unprofitable routes. Over the past several months, dozens of
by Dave Smith November 24th, 2008
Virgin Atlantic interested in partnership with bmi
Virgin Atlantic has said that with bmi under new ownership it would be interested in joining forces. The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, Steve Ridgway, issued a statement on Thursday in which he said: "Everyone has speculated that it would ...
by Katy Davies October 30th, 2008
Lufthansa buys controlling share in bmi
At a price of approximately £320 million, the German airline Lufthansa is buying the controlling stake in bmi. Already holding 30 per cent of the carrier, Lufthansa is purchasing Sir Michael Bishop’s 50.1 per cent share. Industry analysts are expecting that the German carrier will also make a bid
by Emily Welch October 30th, 2008
Etihad discusses possible merger with bmi
The Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad has reportedly approached bmi regarding a possible merger, valuing the British carrier at as much £600 million. Etihad, the flagship carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is said to have begun talks with bmi and ...
by Doug Smith September 15th, 2008
Bmi scales back Heathrow operations
Bmi will be scaling back its operations at London’s Heathrow Airport as it deals with market conditions that continue to be challenging, according to a TTG report. High fuel prices and heightened competition from other carriers have impacted the airline’s profitability, leading executives to make reductions in the number
by Andrew Bones September 12th, 2008
Possible merger between Virgin Atlantic and BMI airlines
As British Airways, American Airlines, and Iberia announce plans to enter into a joint venture other airlines are considering similar strategies. In order to stay competitive Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airlines is considering some type of merger with BMI airlines. ...
by Andrew Mayer August 31st, 2008
BMI fights to retain valuable airport slots
One thing that makes the BMI airline especially valuable is the number of slots that it has at Heathrow airport. These slots are worth approximately 770 million euros and the airline can not afford to lose them. If BMI does not use the slots that it has 80
by Dave Bess July 20th, 2008