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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
by Dave Bess July 20th, 2008
British transport slows as transport sectors cut fuel costs
The incessantly increasing cost of fuel has led to vehicles of all types slowing down throughout Britain – from ferries and merchant vessels to trains, planes, buses and private automobiles. Airline pilots and ship captains are under orders to slow down, ...
by Emily Welch June 29th, 2008
Virgin interested in Lufthansa and bmi
Reports of the German national carrier Lufthansa taking over the British airline bmi are rampant, but nothing has yet been publicly confirmed. If the deal is done however, it has been speculated that Virgin Atlantic would be interested in getting ...
by Neill Zerk May 28th, 2008
Three hour delay at Aberdeen
At Aberdeen Airport last night, passengers had to wait over three hours because of a security situation. The pilot of a bmi flight was concerned about a suspicious bag on the aircraft. Passengers had to deplane and identify their bags ...
by Neill Zerk May 25th, 2008
Cell phone check in success
A new techonology will now enable passengers to board planes using their mobile phones. The system will eliminate the need for both paper tickets and for boarding passes, instead using a barcode transmitted as a picture message to a passenger’s ...
by Katy Davies May 23rd, 2008