Bmi introduces new flights across the Pond

With restrictions being lifted on the number of airlines that can fly between America and Britain, a number of airlines are introducing new flights across the Atlantic. UK's second largest airline, bmi, recently announced that it, too, was planning flights between its base in London Heathrow and destinations in the United States.

Currently, there are only four airlines with permission to operate flights from the US into London Heathrow. Despite operating more flights out of Heathrow than any other airline other than British Airways, bmi is currently not one of them. When President Bush and Prime Minister Blair finally agreed to sign onto the Open Skies agreement, this regulation was finally dropped. Starting next year, any airline will be free to fly across the Atlantic.

"The transatlantic Open Skies decision will create genuine competition and enable bmi to provide services to the US from our operational hub at Heathrow from March 2008," said Sir Michael Bishop, chairman of bmi.

In order to accommodate the new flights to America as well as new European routes, bmi has acquired additional planes. New services to Europe which should be beginning this year include flights between Leeds/Bradford and Copenhagen; and Lyon; and Lille, Edinburgh and Zurich. In addition bmi will soon fly from Aberdeen to Brussles and Kristiansand.


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Jennifer Jones Editorial


07/05/2007



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