For the former subsidiary regional airline, see Flybmi.
British Midland International
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
BD
BMA
MIDLAND
Founded
1938 (1938) (as Air Schools Limited)
Commenced operations
1 October 1964 (1964-10-01) (as British Midland Airways)
1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) (as BMI British Midland)
Ceased operations
27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) (merged into British Airways)
Hubs
London–Heathrow
Manchester
Frequent-flyer program
BMI Diamond Club
Alliance
Star Alliance (2000–2012)
Subsidiaries
bmibaby (2002–2012)
BMI Regional (1987–2012)
British Mediterranean Airways (Feb 2007–Oct 2007)
London City Airways (1986–1990)
Parent company
SAS Group (1987–1999)
Lufthansa (1999–2012)
International Airlines Group (Apr 2012–Oct 2012)
Headquarters
Donington Hall, Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Key people
Peter Simpson
Sir Michael Bishop
Vagn Sørensen
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer
Notes
Integrated into British Airways
British Midland Airways Limited (trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland, bmi British Midland, bmi or British Midland International)[1] was an airline in the United Kingdom with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington, close to East Midlands Airport, England. The airline flew to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Central Asia from its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, where at its peak it held about 13% of all takeoff and landing slots and operated over 2,000 flights a week. BMI was a member of Star Alliance from 1 July 2000 until 20 April 2012.[2]
BMI was acquired from Lufthansa by International Airlines Group (IAG) on 20 April 2012, and was integrated into British Airways (BA) by 27 October 2012. BMI's subsidiaries Bmibaby and BMI Regional were also purchased, although IAG did not wish to retain either.[3] BMI Regional was sold to Sector Aviation Holdings in May 2012 and operated under the "flybmi" brand until it went into administration on 16 February 2019, whereas Bmibaby closed down in September 2012.
British Midland Airways Limited held a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[4]
^Alex Brownsell (14 April 2010). "Bmi to re-introduce British Midland branding". Marketing Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
^Cite error: The named reference SAexit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Lufthansa and IAG sign purchase agreement for the sale of British Midland Ltd". LufthansaRTE. Frankfurt. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^"Type A Operating Licence Holders". Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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