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Introducing Far Europe and Beyond

Introducing Far Europe and Beyond Oct 17th, 2011 at 11:30AM: Far Europe and Beyond, a Gadling series in partnership with bmi (British Midland International) launches today. Europe's eastern borders cannot be defined simply. The western, northern, and southern perimeters are easy: The Atlantic, the Arctic, and the Mediterranean provide those boundaries, respectively. It's the eastern border that is more difficult to pinpoint. There are two basic ...

Win two flights to anywhere bmi flies with a video entry

Aug 16th, 2010 at 2:00PM: bmi continues it's summer bmifriday campaign this week, this month asking visitors to submit user generated entries cheering on the product. Videos can include any content, but have to say something about the campaign. Videos that earn the most page views (and the marketing department's favor) by the end of September will earn two free round trip tickets to anywhere that bmi flies. And to where ...

Israel, Mecca ... no difference to British BMI

Israel, Mecca ... no difference to British BMI May 3rd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Passengers headed to Israel on a British BMI flight were alarmed to find their destination was Mecca, according to the in-flight map. The airline, it seems, isn't terribly aware that the Middle East is know for a tiny amount of tension that's lasted for decades (the most recent iteration, at least). Pick your joke about "wiping Israel off the map" – the Sydney Morning Herald did. BMI, of ...

Lufthansa to purchase bmi

Lufthansa to purchase bmi Oct 29th, 2008 at 10:20AM: Lufthansa (LH) finally decided to pull the trigger today and purchase British Midland Airways, or bmi. The German carrier, who already has a 20% stake in the company will be taking over a majority share and absorbing the airline through the beginning of next year. The merger had several strategic purposes. Primarily, as we've been seeing all this past summer, airlines have been keen to hook up to ...

How much are those Heathrow landing slots worth?

How much are those Heathrow landing slots worth? Jul 16th, 2008 at 2:30PM: Now that Open Skies is in full effect, carriers left and right are scrambling to take advantage of all of the sweet landing slots in the EU's congested airports. Case in point, London's Heathrow Airport. Most travelers flying into the United Kingdom prefer landing at Heathrow because of better connections and proximity to London via the Tube. But landing slots at LHR are all full, so whenever one ...

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