Bmi shuts ‘unsustainable’ domestic services
Thursday, 20 Feb, 2009
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Bmi is to close air links between the north of England and London after 40 years.
Routes to Heathrow from Leeds/Bradford and Durham Tees Valley will end on March 28.
The end of the two domestic air connections to the London hub are part of summer changes by the airline.
Frequency on European short haul routes between Heathrow and Amsterdam is being reduced to four a day while the Heathrow-Dublin service is cut to six a day.
“The decision to withdraw services between London and the North of England was a tough one, as we have operated these routes since 1969,” a statement said.
“However a decline in demand, higher-than-inflation cost increases at Heathrow and higher government Air Passenger Duty (APD) charges have made operating these routes unsustainable.”
Bmi is reducing flights to Addis Ababa to three a week while services to Beirut and Amman rise to ten a week each from May 22.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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