Well it's been a good few hours since BMI has announced its latest method of death spiral. Lets take a closer look to see how this is going to happen - step by step (I've excluded the end of Manchester Long Haul for this exercise). Wet-Lease to Lufthansa Italia/Lufthansa Mainline - A sign on the beginning when an A319 were shifted away from BMI Mainline duties to help … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – BMI A330 at Manchester
It's Sunday again, so it's time for some more airplane p0rn. This time another one from the archive, and one that will pass into history soon with a BMI Airbus A330-200 taxing for a Barbados departure from Manchester Airport. The A330 fleet was shifting in its entirety to London, where one will remain to serve the Saudi routes, and the remaining two will be returned to … [Read more...]
BMI continues its downsizing stratagy – Kills off Dublin crew
BMI is a funny old beast of an airline. It launches into brand new markets guns ablazing, only to pull out less than a year later, or it kills routes at random. It's preferred method of doing this is to: Let Revenue management take over setting wild prices Realising no one want to travel because prices are to wild Cancelling the route citing load and yield … [Read more...]
BMI slices more of itself up… what is there left?
Well even though I go a new Diamond Club Pack, it seems BMI is downsizing itself... With the PR Spin distilled - it's bad news. AMS (Amsterdam) to be suspended from 27 March 2010 TLV (Tel Aviv) suspended from London on 9 January 2010, and the last flight departing Tel Aviv on 10 January 2010 KPB (Kiev) suspended on 10 January 2010 ALP - (Aleppo), with the last … [Read more...]
The New Diamond Club Pack – umm.. Where does it say BMI?
So a nice black package arrvied in the post for me today... but what's in it? Ah. BMI wishes to communicate with me. Oooh... Airport codes... and subtle bit of BMI Advertising. Oh bugger. Eco credentials down the pan with lots of little advertising things. Nice idea, but a booklet would had been cuter, and no doubt easier to print. Still - that's our … [Read more...]
Good morning from the BMI Diamond Club Lounge..
And it sure is pretty. Here's a quickie shot taken with the Mac this morning. More later - I'm into my second coffee of the day, then Breakfast of Champions at the Star Alliance lounge.... … [Read more...]
BMI “trys” practices double entendres
Oh dear. It seems BMI is getting into the viral advertising and practising its double entendres (Safe for work) ... Of course.. they're talking about Rugby. Why... what did you think they were talking about? ;) Seems as though BMI need to get a bit further from the playground to do their advertising though.... … [Read more...]
Freebie Time
I haven't had time to do one of these recently, but as I've not got a lot of post about at the moment (other than the upcoming wonder that is a Chicago Trip), lets do some freebies! Free $20 for staying in a Hyatt Place or Summerfield Suites. Did you upgrade to Platium or Diamond when Hyatt did their last promotion? If so, this is a little cash generator for and night … [Read more...]
BMI sticks knife in BA – BMI Diamond Club members fall about laughing.
Well if you're going to stick the boot in, you might as well try and do it in some style. BMI has responded to BA's cuts with some choice quotes Source: http://www.ftnnews.com/content/view/6595/27/lang,english/ Following BA’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer meals on short-haul flights, bmi, the number one airline out of London Heathrow’s … [Read more...]
BMI Miles – Spend £25, get 300 Destination miles….
BMI is in the mood to throw some miles around again. By shopping through their on-line portal, if you spent £25, you'll get the miles from the shop, plus an extra 300 miles. Now at buy rate 1.5p a mile... that's £4.50's worth of miles. Considering a 1000 miles is about £12 + £15 transaction fee = £27, as you probably worked out - this isn't … [Read more...]
