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 BMI Baby Flights - Long history
The airline can trace its roots back to the formation of Derby Aviation Limited – a subsidiary of Air Schools Limited which had been formed in 1938 to train pilots for the RAF – in 1949. Ten years later the company changed its name to Derby Airways and in 1964 it became British Midland Airways (BMA) and moved operations from Burnaston to the recently opened East Midlands Airport. In 1999, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), a shareholder in British Midland since 1987, sold some of its stake to Lufthansa on the condition that the airline joined the Star Alliance. BMI joined in 2000 and launched a new corporate identity in 2001. This involved the rebranding of the airline as BMI British Midland (‘BMI’ officially has no meaning – it implies ‘British Midland International’).
Flights From BMI Baby - Comprehensive departure locations
BMI currently have 34 Airbuses of varying sizes, with a further ten on order. Completing the fleet are the smaller Embraer ERJ 135 (3) and Embraer ERJ 145 (13). The company operates services to city break destinations from major UK airports including East Midlands, Teesside, Leeds/Bradford, London Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle and Norwich International Airport with the main hubs being Manchester and Heathrow.
Cheap Flights From BMI Airlines - Expansion
In 1992, British Midland became the first airline to offer a vegetarian choice of in-flight meals on UK domestic services, one of the first airlines in Europe to do so. In 2002, BMI set up a low-cost subsidiary, Bmibaby, using Boeing 737s which were displaced after BMI’s fleet renewal programme favoured an all-Airbus fleet. Bmibaby now flies routes between secondary airports around Europe. In 2007, BMI bought British Mediterranean Airways, a British Airways franchise partner, and as a result has gained access to new markets in Africa, Middle East and Central Asia.
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