Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Lufhtansa, the German airline, is increasing the frquency of its service to Orlando from next December. The Dusseldorf- Orlando service will have three weekly routes instead of two. Lufthansa is also going to open a new route London Heatrow – Dresden using the BMI Airbus A319 aircraft. This service will be operative from April 19th [...]
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
The US carrier Delta airlines is withdrawing flights from Manchester to New York. The service that connects JFK airport to Manchester will stop on January 8. The airline states that an analysis indicating a demand dropping in winter is the cause of the decision. Delta is operating this daily transatlantic service using a Boeing 757. [...]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed they are discussing the future of BMI British Midlands airline with BMI’s new owner, Lufthansa. “Virgin Atlantic can confirm that it is holding talks with Lufthansa regarding the future of bmi. These discussions may or may not lead to an agreement and a further announcement will be made in due course,” [...]
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Virgin Atlantic has proposed combining its operations with Lufthansa to create a European super-carrier following the German national airline’s €400 million (£318 million) acquisition of Britain’s bmi. A tie-up with Virgin would allow the German carrier to use the better-known Virgin brand to expand internationally and at Heathrow in particular.
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Lufthansa is buying a controlling stake in bmi, for a sum believed to be around £320 million. After this deal, Lufthansa will own 80 per cent of bmi, the former British Midland, and is expected to make a bid for the remaining 20 per cent, which is owned by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
BMI British Midlands reduces business and economy fares on transatlantic flights this winter. Reduced fares are available for bookings made until the end of September for travel up to 31 March 2009. Fly from Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen to: Las Vegas, Orlando, Newark, San Antonio, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles and other [...]
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