bmi to pop the A330 on LHR-MAN?

[ThomasTank]

bmi are planning to use the spanking new A330 on their LHR-MAN route next week from the 2nd May.

Does anyone know where they are planning to park the a/c in MAN? Stand 18 - the usual is too small, as are stands 1-17 domestic... so does this mean a long long coach ride for pax? They may as well drop them off in Staff West and let them scale the fence.

Does anyone know if the A330's will be lending a hand on any other bmi routes before transatlantic start-up??

[160to4DME]

The 330 will do 2 of the MAN-LHR rotations each day before carrying out 2 proving flights to the US, prior to commencement of revenue flights.
They'll be using stand 14 at the end of pier 'B' for the domestics.
There are no plans to use the aircraft on any other routes other than those stated.

[160to4DME]

And I forgot to say, stands 23 and 27 have been allocated for the transatlantics.

[OC41]

BMi 330 Base Trng at EMA Sat 28 April, nice machine / colours

[Electric Sky]

Saw the bmi A330 at EMA today doing circuits and bumps. Looks very impressive. As previously mentioned it will do a few MAN-LHR rotations next week before it goes back to TLS to have the seating reconfigured. There are no plans to put it on any other short haul routes.

[fuzzy15]

I suspect it will make more money out of LHR-MAN than Washington - only time will tell but the company are giving away tickets to try and get the numbers up !

[euroboy]

Mates of mine at bmi have told me that there is a Staff Embargo on the transatlantic routes cause its going to be so busy!

[160to4DME]

<< I suspect it will make more money out of LHR-MAN than Washington - only time will tell but the company are giving away tickets to try and get the numbers up ! >>

Really ??

Bookings for May - Sept are already over 60%, in all classes, which isn't bad for a service which hasn't even started yet.

It's also encouraging that a high proportion of bookings are continuing on beyond IAD on United.

Perhaps this could be the beginning of a greater presence of Star Alliance at MAN..?

I also think a smattering of freebie tickets is a damn good advertising ploy, personally.

Well done to BMI for showing BA that life doesn't necessarily end north of the M25.

[Capt Chambo]

If they do use it on the domestics, where will they park it at LHR?

There are precious few domestic stands at Terminal 1 that could handle an aircraft the size of an A330, and stand Bravo 6 is unusable at the moment as well.

[E. MORSE]

Positioned last week AMS-LHR on bmi and did some reading in their magazine.
Think it is a very nice and friendly company !

Rememeber an article a year or 2 ago they were looking for either 767 or A330 for transatlantic expansion

Good luck on your Transatlantic routes.
I am sure it will work perfectly with those shiny new airbusses !

cheers

[justinzider]

Heard the A330 will also do some Dublin rotations before going across the pond.

[Tom the Tenor]

There is also a good rumour that as EI have now three A330-200s available that one aircraft will shortly be introduced on the DUB-LHR sector and if this is the case what a nice line up of A330s you will get at Heathrow with the BMI, Swissair and EI series 200s. Nice.

[BOEINGBOY1]

think you will find that the a/c is only doing the man-lhr flights for crew training purposes and to increase numbers of sectors flown.

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[160to4DME]

BB1, you are, of course, quite correct

[Temp Hi]

...and we are certainly looking forward to welcome bmi and their A330-200 on the SK-lease operating CPH-EWR

[Ramp van]

Next week it is scheduled to do LHR/ MAN & MAN /LHR on Tues 1/5/01 Flight
numbers:
BD581 / 588/ 591 /594 before positioning MAN/TLS as BD9911 for another week.

BD9521 Tues 8/5/01 TLS/MAN
BD4001 Wed 9th MAN/MAN
BD4701 Thurs 10th MAN/IAD
BD4702 Fri 11th IAD/MAN

[Ramp van]

Temp Hi
The Airbus leased to SAS should arrive at
CPH on the 8th and then start operating on
domestic routes CPH/ARN 10/5 & 11/5

[Electric Sky]

Just a quick update!
The A330 is training again at EMA today (Sun). The aircraft leased to SAS to operate CPH-EWR will be in Star Alliance colour scheme.

[Mooney]

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=158361

A photo of BMIs new toy! Looks good in their new colours!

[Juliet November]

Ramp van,

ARN is Stockholm in Sweden, CPH is Copenhagen in Denmark. Hardly what I'd call domestic travel.

Anyway, how long will the Bmi A332 operate for SK ?

DT