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about bmi

all about us …

  • UK’s second largest full service airline
  • main operational base is at London Heathrow
  • hold 14% of all take off and landing slots at London Heathrow
  • operate over 2,000 flights a week
  • have a fleet of 41 jet aircraft which have an average age of five years

Innovation has always been part of our history and it has brought a number of "firsts" to the industry including:

  • vegetarian food on UK domestic services (1992)
  • a separate business class cabin with a unique choice of business fares (1993)
  • reservations booking with payment on the internet (1995)
  • participating in the Pet Travel Scheme (2000)
  • all jet regional service (2001)
  • installation and use of Tempus 2000, an integrated telemedicine service, on all its long haul flights

Our success at providing quality products and services has been recognised and we’ve received over 50 industry awards since 1990.

The awards include:

  • 14 times consecutive winner of Best UK Domestic Airline (Travel Weekly)
  • Short Haul Business Airline (Business Travel World)
  • Best Domestic Leisure Airline (Conde Nast)
  • Best European Airline (Irish Travel Trade News)

A maximum five star rating (*****) in the May 2002 edition of Business Traveller magazine for our Manchester to Washington services.

 




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