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A330 CC flhr or the summer
bmi is now recruiting cabin crew for the summer on the A330 out of LHR. Any idea why? Are they planning to operate more routes with the A330 from LHR? CAI,TLV?
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I think that we can safely say bmi 2nd 330 will stay at manchester at least till mar09 (then who knows)
The 757s looks like it will happen as astreus are rethinking there route network and will be dropping the FNA which will free up the a/c for us to use on a direct LHR-FNA and as correctly stated previously drop the DKR portion
All very interesting times ahead and good to see bmi being proactive for once
The 757s looks like it will happen as astreus are rethinking there route network and will be dropping the FNA which will free up the a/c for us to use on a direct LHR-FNA and as correctly stated previously drop the DKR portion
All very interesting times ahead and good to see bmi being proactive for once
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Sorry if this is already common knowledge, but you guys seem to know what you're talking about...
What is the status with the A330's bmi had on order? From what I understand, things changed last Oct when they couldn't get the correct cabin fit-out? So, did that mean that the 330's were cancelled or just posponed? If so, what is the status on this? Any news on when they might finally be delivered?
It seems to me that bmi are a little short of a/c at the moment (the leased 75's being a bit of an indication), are there any plans to make any firm orders soon - or is that a bit too much to ask of them at the moment!?
Cheers guys,
What is the status with the A330's bmi had on order? From what I understand, things changed last Oct when they couldn't get the correct cabin fit-out? So, did that mean that the 330's were cancelled or just posponed? If so, what is the status on this? Any news on when they might finally be delivered?
It seems to me that bmi are a little short of a/c at the moment (the leased 75's being a bit of an indication), are there any plans to make any firm orders soon - or is that a bit too much to ask of them at the moment!?
Cheers guys,
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13 Feb 2008
bmi further expands mid haul network at Heathrow
- airline to lease two Boeing 757s to increase capacity and improve schedules
to Almaty and Freetown
- increases capacity to Tel Aviv
- strong performance of former BMED routes
bmi, London Heathrow’s second largest airline, is to lease two Boeing 757-200 aircraft to further expand its mid haul strategy from Heathrow. The aircraft will be used to increase capacity and to significantly improve schedules to the existing destinations of Almaty and Freetown. In addition, the airline’s new Heathrow to Tel Aviv service, which commences on 13 March with an Airbus A321, will also benefit from an upgrade in capacity to the Boeing 757 shortly after the route is launched.
From 1 May new non-stop links from Heathrow to both Almaty in Kazakhstan and Freetown will be introduced. Flying times to the Sierra Leone capital will be reduced by over an hour and a half and the route will also be enhanced by the addition of an extra flight, taking the total to four flights a week. The introduction of non-stop flights between Heathrow and Almaty will reduce flying time each way by two hours. The new Heathrow to Tel Aviv service – which is selling beyond expectations - will be upgraded on six days a week to a Boeing 757 which will considerably increase capacity on the route. Bishkek, previously operated via Yerevan, will now operate via Almaty, thus reducing the onward flight time compared to the previous intermediate point as well as benefiting from the larger Boeing 757 aircraft.
The introduction of these two Boeing 757s into the bmi fleet will also enable schedule enhancements and increases in capacity to existing Airbus A321 operations. Services from Heathrow to Ekaterinburg and Yerevan will now not operate to destinations beyond, thus increasing their point to point capacity and improving flight schedules. A much improved daily schedule between Heathrow and Tehran will also be introduced. The changes will enable bmi to offer far more attractive schedules as well as improving connection timings and offering a wider range of destinations via Heathrow, particularly with flights to and from the USA.
Nigel Turner, chief executive officer of bmi, said: “We strongly believe that in order to continue the development of the mid haul network, now is the time to upgrade capacity and the aircraft range on certain routes that will clearly benefit from non-stop services. We also think it is important to make the timing improvements we have identified in order to maximise their convenience and competitiveness as well as extending the range of connections that are available at Heathrow.
“The delivery of suitable Airbus A330 aircraft is a little way away and we do not want to delay the range of service enhancements unveiled today. By leasing the two Boeing 757s, pending the sourcing of suitable A330 aircraft, we are able to accelerate our Heathrow growth and ensure that we can maintain the momentum of our mid haul route strategy, laying strong foundations for future developments in this important market.
“The former BMED routes that were integrated into the bmi network at the start of the winter timetable are performing extremely well and showing strong growth in passenger numbers and revenue generation. Their performance is a clear vindication of the sound strategic decision we made to invest in the acquisition of BMED to further develop our mid haul network at London Heathrow.
“Despite only starting in November, the integration of these services into bmi is already having a positive effect on the business.”
The two 757 aircraft have been damp-leased* from Astraeus for an initial two year period with an option to extend. Two separate cabins will offer 28 business class seats with a 50 inch seat pitch and 138 seats in economy with a 32 inch seat pitch.
The introduction of the network changes will result unfortunately in the suspension of services between Heathrow and Dakar.
*damp-leased means the aircraft will operate with an Astraeus flight crew but a bmi cabin crew
ends
note to editors
• London Heathrow – Freetown
BD992 dep Heathrow 13:30, arr Freetown 19:20 (Mon & Wed)
BD992 dep Heathrow 12:50, arr Freetown 18:40 (Fri & Sun)
Freetown – Heathrow
BD993 dep Freetown 02:00, arr Heathrow 09:35 (Mon & Thur)
BD993 dep Freetown 02:15, arr Heathrow 09:50 (Tues)
BD993 dep Freetown 02:25, arr Heathrow 10:00 (Sat)
• London Heathrow – Almaty
BD990 dep Heathrow 13:00, arr Almaty 01:10 (Mon)
BD990 dep Heathrow 13:30, arr Almaty 01:40 (Thur & Sun)
Almaty – Heathrow
BD991 dep Almaty 07:05, arr Heathrow 09:50 (Fri & Sun)
BD991 dep Almaty 12:20, arr Heathrow 15:05 (Tues)
• London Heathrow – Tehran
BD931 dep Heathrow 18:30, arr Tehran 03:50 (Daily)
Tehran– Heathrow
BD932 dep Tehran 08:15, arr Heathrow 11:15 (Daily)
• London Heathrow – Bishkek
BD965 dep Heathrow 12:45, arr Bishkek 02:20 (Mon, Fri, Sun)
Bishkek – Heathrow
BD966 dep Bishkek 07:05, arr Heathrow 11:15 (Mon, Tue, Sat)
All flight times are local and subject to final confirmation
• bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest and best connected airports. Across its full mainline and regional network, bmi operates 1,800 flights a week to: Aberdeen; Addis Ababa; Aleppo; Almaty; Amsterdam; Ankara; Antigua; Baku; Barbados; Beirut; Belfast City; Bishkek; Brussels; Cairo; Chicago; Cologne; Copenhagen; Dakar; Damascus; Dammam (from March 2008); Dublin; Durham Tees Valley; East Midlands; Edinburgh; Ekaterinburg; Esbjerg; Freetown; Glasgow; Groningen; Hanover; Inverness; Jeddah; Jersey; Khartoum; Las Vegas; Leeds Bradford; London Heathrow; Lyon; Manchester; Moscow Domodedovo; Naples (summer only); Norwich; Palma Mallorca; Riyadh; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tel Aviv (from March 2008); Venice; Yerevan; Zurich.
• bmi is a member of Star Alliance, established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003, 2006 and 2007 and by Skytrax in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Air India, EgyptAir and Turkish Airlines have been accepted as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries.
for further information contact bmi corporate communications
tel: +44 (0)1332 854687
email: [email protected]
or visit our dedicated online media centre at www.bmimediacentre.com
13 Feb 2008
bmi further expands mid haul network at Heathrow
- airline to lease two Boeing 757s to increase capacity and improve schedules
to Almaty and Freetown
- increases capacity to Tel Aviv
- strong performance of former BMED routes
bmi, London Heathrow’s second largest airline, is to lease two Boeing 757-200 aircraft to further expand its mid haul strategy from Heathrow. The aircraft will be used to increase capacity and to significantly improve schedules to the existing destinations of Almaty and Freetown. In addition, the airline’s new Heathrow to Tel Aviv service, which commences on 13 March with an Airbus A321, will also benefit from an upgrade in capacity to the Boeing 757 shortly after the route is launched.
From 1 May new non-stop links from Heathrow to both Almaty in Kazakhstan and Freetown will be introduced. Flying times to the Sierra Leone capital will be reduced by over an hour and a half and the route will also be enhanced by the addition of an extra flight, taking the total to four flights a week. The introduction of non-stop flights between Heathrow and Almaty will reduce flying time each way by two hours. The new Heathrow to Tel Aviv service – which is selling beyond expectations - will be upgraded on six days a week to a Boeing 757 which will considerably increase capacity on the route. Bishkek, previously operated via Yerevan, will now operate via Almaty, thus reducing the onward flight time compared to the previous intermediate point as well as benefiting from the larger Boeing 757 aircraft.
The introduction of these two Boeing 757s into the bmi fleet will also enable schedule enhancements and increases in capacity to existing Airbus A321 operations. Services from Heathrow to Ekaterinburg and Yerevan will now not operate to destinations beyond, thus increasing their point to point capacity and improving flight schedules. A much improved daily schedule between Heathrow and Tehran will also be introduced. The changes will enable bmi to offer far more attractive schedules as well as improving connection timings and offering a wider range of destinations via Heathrow, particularly with flights to and from the USA.
Nigel Turner, chief executive officer of bmi, said: “We strongly believe that in order to continue the development of the mid haul network, now is the time to upgrade capacity and the aircraft range on certain routes that will clearly benefit from non-stop services. We also think it is important to make the timing improvements we have identified in order to maximise their convenience and competitiveness as well as extending the range of connections that are available at Heathrow.
“The delivery of suitable Airbus A330 aircraft is a little way away and we do not want to delay the range of service enhancements unveiled today. By leasing the two Boeing 757s, pending the sourcing of suitable A330 aircraft, we are able to accelerate our Heathrow growth and ensure that we can maintain the momentum of our mid haul route strategy, laying strong foundations for future developments in this important market.
“The former BMED routes that were integrated into the bmi network at the start of the winter timetable are performing extremely well and showing strong growth in passenger numbers and revenue generation. Their performance is a clear vindication of the sound strategic decision we made to invest in the acquisition of BMED to further develop our mid haul network at London Heathrow.
“Despite only starting in November, the integration of these services into bmi is already having a positive effect on the business.”
The two 757 aircraft have been damp-leased* from Astraeus for an initial two year period with an option to extend. Two separate cabins will offer 28 business class seats with a 50 inch seat pitch and 138 seats in economy with a 32 inch seat pitch.
The introduction of the network changes will result unfortunately in the suspension of services between Heathrow and Dakar.
*damp-leased means the aircraft will operate with an Astraeus flight crew but a bmi cabin crew
ends
note to editors
• London Heathrow – Freetown
BD992 dep Heathrow 13:30, arr Freetown 19:20 (Mon & Wed)
BD992 dep Heathrow 12:50, arr Freetown 18:40 (Fri & Sun)
Freetown – Heathrow
BD993 dep Freetown 02:00, arr Heathrow 09:35 (Mon & Thur)
BD993 dep Freetown 02:15, arr Heathrow 09:50 (Tues)
BD993 dep Freetown 02:25, arr Heathrow 10:00 (Sat)
• London Heathrow – Almaty
BD990 dep Heathrow 13:00, arr Almaty 01:10 (Mon)
BD990 dep Heathrow 13:30, arr Almaty 01:40 (Thur & Sun)
Almaty – Heathrow
BD991 dep Almaty 07:05, arr Heathrow 09:50 (Fri & Sun)
BD991 dep Almaty 12:20, arr Heathrow 15:05 (Tues)
• London Heathrow – Tehran
BD931 dep Heathrow 18:30, arr Tehran 03:50 (Daily)
Tehran– Heathrow
BD932 dep Tehran 08:15, arr Heathrow 11:15 (Daily)
• London Heathrow – Bishkek
BD965 dep Heathrow 12:45, arr Bishkek 02:20 (Mon, Fri, Sun)
Bishkek – Heathrow
BD966 dep Bishkek 07:05, arr Heathrow 11:15 (Mon, Tue, Sat)
All flight times are local and subject to final confirmation
• bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest and best connected airports. Across its full mainline and regional network, bmi operates 1,800 flights a week to: Aberdeen; Addis Ababa; Aleppo; Almaty; Amsterdam; Ankara; Antigua; Baku; Barbados; Beirut; Belfast City; Bishkek; Brussels; Cairo; Chicago; Cologne; Copenhagen; Dakar; Damascus; Dammam (from March 2008); Dublin; Durham Tees Valley; East Midlands; Edinburgh; Ekaterinburg; Esbjerg; Freetown; Glasgow; Groningen; Hanover; Inverness; Jeddah; Jersey; Khartoum; Las Vegas; Leeds Bradford; London Heathrow; Lyon; Manchester; Moscow Domodedovo; Naples (summer only); Norwich; Palma Mallorca; Riyadh; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tel Aviv (from March 2008); Venice; Yerevan; Zurich.
• bmi is a member of Star Alliance, established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003, 2006 and 2007 and by Skytrax in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Air India, EgyptAir and Turkish Airlines have been accepted as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries.
for further information contact bmi corporate communications
tel: +44 (0)1332 854687
email: [email protected]
or visit our dedicated online media centre at www.bmimediacentre.com
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A330s
What happened to the A330s that were being delivered this year?
I don't understand how bmi can say they will use the 2 757s whilst looking for a suitable A330 when they were meant to be getting them this year anyway for openskies! Have these a/c now been assigned to another airline??
I don't understand bmi's way of thinking!
I don't understand how bmi can say they will use the 2 757s whilst looking for a suitable A330 when they were meant to be getting them this year anyway for openskies! Have these a/c now been assigned to another airline??
I don't understand bmi's way of thinking!
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Hmm so why not use their own A330's that they were due to get anyway instead of leasing someone else's 757's. Yeah wonder why. Maybe bmi didn't realize the bad range of the A321 when they deferred the A330 order. 
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A320/A321 Lufthansa Technik
I believe certain A320 and A321 aircraft were being flown to LHT's facilities in Budapest and Malta and I was just wondering what the exact purpose of these visits were? Aircraft checks or interior upgrades etc? Cheers...
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The press release says Bishkek will be done via Almaty however
looking at the Bishkek shedules, the days and LHR departure
times dont match the Almaty ones! Also the flight numbers are
different.
looking at the Bishkek shedules, the days and LHR departure
times dont match the Almaty ones! Also the flight numbers are
different.
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2 757s will operate
3 weekly
LHR-ALA-FRU-ALA-LHR
4 weekly
LHR-FNA-LHR
6 weekly
LHR-TLV-LHR
I don't understand why they are using the 75 on the TLV. Why not put it on the IKA and avoid any weight penalties, use the similar capacity 321 to TLV?
Regards
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3 weekly
LHR-ALA-FRU-ALA-LHR
4 weekly
LHR-FNA-LHR
6 weekly
LHR-TLV-LHR
I don't understand why they are using the 75 on the TLV. Why not put it on the IKA and avoid any weight penalties, use the similar capacity 321 to TLV?
Regards
Mike
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I wonder if we'll be seeing yet more intermediate bmi liveries? Or will they be fully painted into bmi livery. With a 2 year lease I'd presume they'd be fully painted but I'm no holding my breath!