BMI Drop Washington & St Lucia
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Star Alliance carrier BMI is axing its transatlantic service between Manchester and Washington, blaming the failure of ‘open skies’ talks and poor connections from the US airport for its decision.
Blame open skies all you like fact where were they planning to fly to in the USA anyway?
Star alliance does not allow competition between carriers with this in mind where would they have flown to out of LHR and who would have handled them.
Pulling out of MAN which is what it looks like they intend to do, slowly, is typical of the lack of forsight which bmi currently have plenty of. Man is one of the fastes growing airports in the country, just look at the new routes added over the last 5 years.
does any one know if anyone at DH in thier ivory towers ever read any of the pax/staff comments?
Blame open skies all you like fact where were they planning to fly to in the USA anyway?
Star alliance does not allow competition between carriers with this in mind where would they have flown to out of LHR and who would have handled them.
Pulling out of MAN which is what it looks like they intend to do, slowly, is typical of the lack of forsight which bmi currently have plenty of. Man is one of the fastes growing airports in the country, just look at the new routes added over the last 5 years.
does any one know if anyone at DH in thier ivory towers ever read any of the pax/staff comments?
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Well, if VS decide to start MAN service then they will be able to effect a de facto takeover of BMI LH without actually taking it over.
If it weren't for the weird shareholdings at BMI it would make so much sense - 330 pilots quickly convertible to 340s, BMIR as the feed to VS LHR/LGW and bmibaby+V Express making a more sizeable overall force in the budget market rather than cannibalising BMIR traffic as it seems to be destined to do.
If it weren't for the weird shareholdings at BMI it would make so much sense - 330 pilots quickly convertible to 340s, BMIR as the feed to VS LHR/LGW and bmibaby+V Express making a more sizeable overall force in the budget market rather than cannibalising BMIR traffic as it seems to be destined to do.
