So if bmi have 59 slots and planned to use all of them daily is that meaning 59 arrivals & 59 departures are allowed each day to any destination which has a licence?

yep, that is correct

BMI pax numbers at LHR
 

Can anyone help me with an estimate of current BMI pax numbers at Heathrow - perhaps split domestic / interational or by route ? Thanks
B&W

Breadwater

If you check Airport Co-ordination web site and check reports/statistics for Heathrow winter 2011/12, it states movements and no. of seats statistics for BMI, but not split for route detail.

and even then it is still probably not a true reflection on who is travelling on what metal!

Interestingly having just booked recently a trip to Berlin ex LHR - the Lufty site says operated by BMI and the BMI site says operated by Lufthansa!. If the carriers dont know then there is no chance for the poor pax.....


Nivsy

Likely to be operated BY BMI on behalf OF DLH

Can somebody please explain to me what kind of people run the bmi schedule dep.

They applied for 5 daily LHR -DUB slots at DUB with the 6.45 and 6.50 departure on Saturdays next summer and received the slots as well as the extra Saturday morning slot.
They updated the Airport systems in Dublin to represent it and a few days lather they cut the route to 4 daily M-F three on Sat and 2 Sun.

Bye the way there were lucky to get the extra Saturday slot which all airline want the early slots and Saturday is probaly the bussiest day for morning slots. 4 other airlines wanted it and when bmi were granted it they decide they don't want it and have yet to imform the airport of the changes.

Report of Virgin buying BMI
 

Just heard on Radio 5 wake up to money that they are reporting Virgin has put in a "fast and low" bid for BMI group..........Did some digging on The Times website, and they are reporting that virgin have started due diligence on their bid. Maybe its just a spoiling tactic to stop IAG getting control of those LHR slots but IMHO I think this time they are serious.........

virgin bids £50m

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7BB01Z20111212

Link doesn't seem to work queenvic. Try this one
Virgin Atlantic Makes Rival Bid for Lufthansa’s BMI Unit in U.K. - Businessweek

Any news on the BMI Regional sale? All seems to have gone very quiet since the big announcement start of November.

If its £50M then you wonder what IAG must have bid.

LH will probally take the best cash offer on the table.

IAG and Virgn may yet team up and hold out for a fire sale.The economic climate will be putting pressure on LH to sell as fast as possible.

Rougueg
The process is continuing, albeit a little slower than anticipated. Hopefully all will be tidied away by the end of this year. :ok:

Is bmibaby going seperately or with bmi regional?

No surprise here with VS. The purchase of Northern Rock for £747m by the Virgin group is symbolic and I can see the government stating that IAG/BA buying bmi is not in the interest of the consumer (despite fact that in AMS FRA the national carrier are bigger than BA is at LHR in terms of share).

EI-BUD

I can't see the Gov being that concerned about IAG taking over BD as the only other potential BA have to expand from London is the remote and contentious possibility of the Thames Estuary airport, which BA don't want. How can they grow their business in the UK without more capacity at LHR? The collusion that there has been on air fares over the years would seem to suggest that it doesn't matter whether there is a competitor or not, the consumer will get stuffed anyway.

Mart901

Any bmiBaby sale will be independent of the Regional deal.

Cheers for the answer, in some ways that makes bmibaby more likely to remain as a brand rather than being swallowed into the new owners, although who knows. I could see them going to private venture capital for a few years and then being sold to another airline and re-branded.

reported that IAG bid £100m, Virgin £50m but virgin bid would avoid any competition commission probe making it a quick sale.

We are all sick of not knowing whats going to happen and just want our future decided!

I think it's a spoiler to drive up the bid price and make like difficult for IAG. I just can't see Virgin having the financial muscle to make a go of integrating bmi. It's telling that Virgin seem to have only got their act together after the IAG announcement. Also remember neither bidders have finished due diligence so they don't know yet what exactly it is they are taking on.

I don't think IAG will take a counter bid from Virgin lying down either.