British travellers trying to get out of Egypt, as civil unrest engulfs the country, are finding it difficult as airline services are disrupted and some airport staff left their posts to join with the demonstrators. Many have been forced to find somewhere to spend the night in terminal buildings as a night-time curfew imposed on [...]

UK carriers are awaiting confirmation of whether or not any Britons were among the victims of Monday’s Moscow airport attack. The news follows one report from Russian media firm Interfax saying that one British passenger was among the 35 people killed in what is suspected to have been a suicide bombing at the city’s busiest [...]

Budget airline bmi is looking to go head-to-head with British Airways as it announces plans to run a daily service from London to Libya. The new competition between the two rival carriers could lead to great prices for customers.   The new bmi route is set to run between London Heathrow Airport and Tripoli Airport. [...]

Rival airlines of the strike-hit UK flag carrier British Airways (BA) have been busy taking advantage of the situation by advertising their services as safe and strike-free. Some of the recent advertisements publicised are from Bmi, Emirates and Virgin Atlantic (VA) - BA’s most bitter rival. VA recently posted on its website the slogan ‘Avoid the [...]

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is currently offering online booking system for six British and Irish destinations. From now on, travelers can book their flights online to and from Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester. Amin Khan, Senior General Manager of MAS, informed that the Malaysian national air carrier had been serving these routes through a [...]

It now appears that bmi will be axing five routes and cutting 600 more jobs as a result of unprecedented market conditions. This is a problem that seems to be affecting airlines all over the world, not just bmi. In fact, British Airways and Japan Airlines, among others, have all been suffering from weak market [...]

The airline known as British Midland Airways, better known as Bmi, has just recently countered speculations that it will not be able to continue operations beyond the current year. Reports went on to say that the company would not be able to meet its financial commitments. However, Bmi had denied this rumor and said that [...]

It will come as no shock to most people to hear that airlines right now are in a fight to stay alive. This is due to the current recession, rising fuel prices and the swine flu outbreak. During a time when airlines are at a low point, it seems that the government is ready to [...]

It now appears that Bmi has formed a new codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines. This new deal allows Bmi to sell tickets to United States destinations served by Continental Airlines from five UK airports. This new agreement comes just after Continental Airlines became a member of the Star Alliance. This new deal allows Bmi to [...]

It now seems that Flybe, a well known carrier, has now entered the race to buy up BMI from Lufthansa. It seems that Flybe may be trying to make a new joint bid with British Airways. As of right now, it is understood that Flybe has registered its interest in trying to buy BMI, but [...]