Bmi to offer more flights next summer
Bmi regional will offer 16% more seats next summer due to increased demand for its UK and European services, it said.
It will offer an additional 10,000 seats a month from March 29, including multiple daily flights to major cities including Aberdeen, Bristol, Brussels, Frankfurt and Munich.
Flights from Newcastle and East Midlands to Brussels will increase to three times daily, Monday to Friday. Bristol to Frankfurt will operate triple daily while Bristol to Aberdeen will also have three daily flights.
New weekend capacity from Bristol to Frankfurt and Munich has also been announced, with extra flights on Saturday morning being launched to enable weekend trips as well as more connections via Lufthansa’s Frankfurt and Munich hubs.
Flights from Bristol to Frankfurt and Munich are codeshares with Lufthansa, and services from Newcastle and East Midlands to Brussels operate as codeshares with Brussels Airlines.
Bmi regional chief executive Cathal O’Connell, said: "Increasing our frequency and providing new Saturday services will contribute to an exciting period of growth for the airline.
"Our investment in new scheduled capacity will increase the number of worldwide connections we offer with our partners Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines to provide additional flexibility and choice to our customers."
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