BMI

[acbus1]

6chimes

acbus,

Your'e quite right, shoddy tactics were and still are common place when the management want to do something, they will do it with no thought for the 'human' element.

We had are chances long ago to stand up and say 'NO' but we didn't. So who is to blame?

Spot on analysis of the problems, but who is to blame, you ask?

The blame falls squarely upon BALPA. The purpose of any Union is to....well, would you believe it....unify!

Beyond activities within BA, BALPA have failed miserably time and time again.

Off topic? You wait and see!

[aeulad]

Dammam(DMM), Saudi Arabia confirmed.

3 times weekly on A321/A320 via an as yet undisclosed stop.

Starting first Quarter of 2008.

Regards

Mike

[flyingfrog]

Not sure where your info on 320/321 operating the route via somewhere's from, flybmi.com details the route and aircraft!

• schedule (services operate via Riyadh)
depart Heathrow 11:30, arrive Dammam 22:35 (Mon, Weds, Sat)

depart Dammam 00:01, arrive Heathrow 05:55 (Tues, Thurs)
depart Dammam 00:50, arrive Heathrow 06:45 (Sun)

• the service will be operated by an Airbus A330, with 42 business seats and 156 economy seats.

[OliWW]

So bmibaby have new routes to

Birmingham - Krakow
Glasgow - Knock

as part of there "big baby" expansion
what other routes will they be bring then? Would be nice to see more at East Midlands and Cardiff... and Manchester has just been forgotten about...

[dumdumbrain]

I wonder which one will close next year? ? ? ? GLA-NOC how long till PIK-NOC? Is it really a good idea taking on Ryanair, to make it even worst its an Irish route, fools

[Little Blue]

Lee...
You should know better than to wind up this board !!!
I applaud our management for really making a go of the winter programme.
Ryanair are not the be all and end all of the european market, THANK GOD !

[chrism20]

NOC is not a new destination for baby, they have operated from MAN & BHX for a while now without FR's bullying tactics.

However I wouldn't be surprised if FR were to launch something in response.

[Ringwayman]

Not forgetting that bmibaby offer Cork as well with no hint of Ryanair launching a route to MAN - all there is is the EI service.

As for futher MAN expansion, it might be a case of wait and see what easyJet decide to do. If nothing happens on the orange front (quite likely) then perhaps some odd routes might be started ("odd" as in Riga,Tallinn and Bergen, all perhaps 2 weekly. Perhaps Jerez might be easier for them to make a profit on given a smaller aircraft than Monarch; Madrid is also a reasonable option)

[Dazzle]

Jerez seems a good option for someone given that there are currently no flights there from the north of England.

The Monarch flights always seemed quite well used to me and with the expansion of Jerez airport underway together with the regional government's determination to attract more tourists to the area, it might be one for the future.

[Qatari515]

Does any of you guys know who the aviation miracle is, supposedly coming from B-Med, who will join Qatar Airways as Chief Pilot Training?

He is supposed to be not too old, UK CAA TRE but not that much experience, coming from Bmed....

Thats all we know...


Any info is appreciated.

[bmibaby.com]

Interesting to read that flybe have managed to turn a profit this year, and that the airline is in a strong enough financial situation and with an order backlog to consider further acquisitions. Can't imagine with our clapped out Boeings or with the combined airline at BHX/MAN that the competition authorities would allow it, but a flybe/baby merger might be quite something. Unrelated-ish of course, is there still any news on regional possibly getting the Q400? I also heard a sneaky rumour that regional might start operating more flights into Germany from UK regional airports a la KLM Cityhopper or Air France CityJet.

[Hudson Bay]

No way would Flybe ever take over bmi, Regional or Baby. They don't have the backing the inclination or the know how. Besides that Sir mick would never ever sell.

I can't believe your debating such an issue.

[OliWW]

Regarding bmibaby's fleet for next year, some discussion about 3 aircraft or 2 coming from Air One

On another website it gives information about 2 of them coming from Xiamen Airlines,

is this true or are they still coming from Air One?

Where will they be based?

[aidoair]

The ''new'' aircraft (737-300) are to replace three older 737-500 aircraft. A further two 737-300 aircraft has been rumoured to join the fleet later in the year next year or by the winter.

[North Stand Tier3]

Oli WW

Only one fom Air One,other from the Pacific-expect them by height of Summer.Still looking but nothing confirmed yet.ZH gone(due at EMA for handback From Saturday),ZG about to go,ZI to follow in New Year.

You ain't seen me........right......

[OliWW]

bmibaby quoted on the 8th November

More routes to be announced shortly





Where are these new routes and where are they too?

any info people?

[dumdumbrain]

Delayed

more eastern european please

[OliWW]

Not sure why they are looking at eastern europe like Poland, that is already now well vacated for at UK airports they operate from...

East Mids - Venice could be a good move for bmibaby, climbing on easyjet...

something like that

[dumdumbrain]

Not sure bout Venice, SVQ be better, why fight with another airline for no reason. Loads of possible new routes from EMA, Malta?

[OliWW]

Some how i doubt very much bmibaby will be sending there old B733's out to Malta every week...

and Ryanair will most likely move in that direction anyway, the same wiv SVQ


Baby used to operate Nice... not here anymore...
and Munich, German routes are needed!