BMED - Whats the news?
 

With increasing rumours of A340's being purchased in the near future, does anyone know whether the rumour is true and what other destinations they will have? :)

Well I hate to be the one who says it but with the current crises in the middle east I seriously doubt any such developments will be taking place!

I dont think that bmed with be getting any long range a/c in the very
near future as they have serious cash flow problem at the moment,and the middle east crises have added to that problem.

This rumour has been going around Bmed before, during and even after flying for them! Think it is a case of believe it when it happens. Is the rumour about BA buying Bmed still going around too?:}

Yeah, that rumour is still going round. :hmm:

News has just come in, Dakar in the Senegal and Freetown in Sierra Leone are new routes for BMED from the 30th October 2006.

Oh how I miss BMED... :E:E:E:E

I have a few contacts at BMED but nothing has been said about doing charter flights out of Gatwick for BA, so please tell us more!!! Oh and where are the new desinations then too?!

I haven't heard anything about charter flights from LGW either but as per the website, there were was an operation to assist in getting people out of Lebanon. I think they flew passengers from Cyprus into LGW, both routes are not normally served by Bmed.

Do BMED have super A321's? I'm amazed the distance they can travel!!! Obviously they manage it! In GB Airways a flight to Cyprus and back means we run out of water. I thought the A321 had quite a short range. A flight to Sierra Leone is between 5.5 and 6 hours.

I think you should speak to the balpa reps. bmed last nov very nearly went under thats how serious the cash flow was and it not much better.
2 mths ago bmed had to go to ba with cap in hand and ask ba to release the
tkt money because ba hold any monies for 60days. bmed now get the money after 30 days need i say more.

and dont forget about the financial director who was sacked and got a 400pds golden hand shake!. I think you take these threads far to personal bmed lhr .
NEED I SAY MORE!

I think I can answer this on pips behalf.

GBP 400 severence pay :E

financial director
 

The financial director was sacked from BMED for being lazy , And thats why it took 60 DAYS for BMED to get there cash from BA . It's not BMED needing the money , It's just we now have the right man doing the job !!!
Get your facts right ...Take care and give BMED a break .

MY FACTS ARE CORRECT BA CLASSIC MAYBE URE A BA WANT TO BE!

Had heard that the FD was the one who discovered that BA keep the cash for 60 days, hence changed it so that BMED got it quicker?

Pips
I think you are one sour apple in the box.Yes bmed is like any other airline.Have its good points and have its bad points.I just think its on the end of the day what you make out of it.I am glad that you are happy in ba goodluck to you but please there is ppl who likes to work for bmed so give out constructive feedbackwhy you did not like to work for the company.For all we know you might have been SH.......I..TE in your work and thats why you did not have a good time there.I have never been in trouble the almost 2 years I have been there.Anyway thats my 2 cents to the story
Happy flying everyone

DONT THINK I WAS SH....I..TE AT MY JOB GOT SENIOR POSTION AFTER 12MTHS OF JOINING BMED. I DIDNT LIKE BMED BECAUSE OF THE SH...I..TE MANAGMENT. CABIN CREW ARE BULLIED BY PMS AND MG ,THE WAY FWD IS A PILE OF CRAP ,SERVICE VERY CHARTER,< and yes did work for charter before bmed> . no respect for crew in any dept within the company ,ops calling you on days off to change dutys etc.

I agree with you on the bullying which goes on within the company expecially from the PM's and MG. The PM's think they are something special as a couple of them just sit on their bums through out the whole flight, not helping out at all especially when it is a full flight too.

Glad that I am out too!!

spent 18 months there. felt threatened by and revered cos I had more experience than most of crew especially the then MMC. glad I am out tho, good luck to those still there, gonna need it

Please tell me you don't actually speak like that :E

Before people go mad, 'tis just a joke:ok:

Oh and I fully agree with Pips. Bmed has it's good points and bad points, unfortunately alot more bad than good in my eyes.

Just added my 2 cents too. :p

Still have some good friends working for BMED however most of them have starting dates at BA. :cool: