Economy Class & Beyond

I feel dirty…

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... as I've booked a ticket on a "true" LCC.It'll be the first time I've been aboard one since 1995.  Who is this LCC?None other than BMI Baby. More to come later - right now I need to book a return leg... … [Read more...]

The oncoming storm is breifly put on hold…. (BMI Diamond Club ISN’T being shut!)

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According to the BMI there has been yet another IT messup (those who are long time BMI readers will know BMI and IT messups are good friends).See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-diamond-club/1074467-please-dont-worry-diamond-club-not-closing-official.html for the update But for members who are in The Netherlands, Israel and Ukraine, (due to BMI withdrawing and requests ) … [Read more...]

More fun in BMI Land – Diamond Club login borked.

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Oh dear. It seems that someone has taken the hamster offline that powers the BMI Diamond Club online service (the service is offline and you can't log-on).   Users trying to log-on will see this message..."Due to a technical error we are unable to log you in at the moment. We are working to fix the error and you will be able to log in soon. Please accept our apologies … [Read more...]

Don’t Grab the first *S Silver you see…

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(I was going to write a bit on BA and IB merging up, as well as the UA and US mating dance, but it's going to have to wait for a bit...)No doubt you've been round the interwebs and seen an entry on View from the Wing and Lucky's One Mile at a Time about a free Star Silver with 2000 miles to boot with BMI (and I'm not linking up the post - and there's a very good reason for … [Read more...]

So what next for BA and Unite?

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Advert in Metro - 31/03/10 One word. NEGOTIATE. Whilst the trust is at an all time low between the two sides, with talk of the next round of strikes, this is the time for both sides to get together and sort it - before BA's competitors come in to eat up the remaining customers.BMI has made a jump on BA's customers, offering Gold and Silver status matches "there and then" for … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – BMI A319

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It's that time of the week again for more airplane p0rn!This week - it's an BMI Airbus A319 taxing at Heathrow(and yes, there are two buses there.. of sorts)More airplane p0rn next week! … [Read more...]

Greetings from the “Great British Lounge”

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.... Or as a lot of us know it better - the BMI Number 1 lounge. National Express did there job - sort of - and check in was it's wonderful self. More from the Star Alliance lounge in a bit. First I need coffee...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]