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Bmi announces addition of 10 Airbus aircraft
Bmi will add five Airbus A330s to its existing three A330s, with the first new aircraft expected to be delivered in Spring 2008.
Following the recent acquisition of British Mediterranean Airways (BMED), bmi will also take delivery of five new Airbus A321s.
The total cost of the expansion is $750 million and is part of the airline’s strategy of developing new mid haul and long haul routes from London Heathrow.
This strategy has now been formally approved by its Board.
Chief executive Nigel Turner said: “Delivery of 10 further aircraft will allow the introduction of new routes and upgrade capacity on existing services in these two important sectors of our business.
“Later this year we will be announcing network plans for our long haul operations in 2008.
“An expanded operation of the former BMED network for the 2007/08 winter schedule will be announced shortly with new routes and enhanced frequencies to commence on October 28 2007 when BMED will be fully integrated into bmi.”
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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