bmi launches second daily flight from Moscow Domodedovo International Airport to London Heathrow
Peter Spencer , Managing Director of bmi, was in Moscow today to talk about the airline’s plans to introduce a second daily service between Moscow Domodedovo and London Heathrow. The new service, which launches on 26 October 2008, builds on the success of the current daily flight.
bmi ’s winter schedule includes an early morning departure from Moscow, offering a wider choice of connection opportunities at London Heathrow. Passengers can now connect directly onto bmi’s short, medium and longhaul networks as well as onto the services of partner airlines to cities across Europe, the USA and Canada.
The new service also sees a widening of the commercial agreement between bmi and Russian Federation carrier Transaero, which will also increase its daily services between Moscow and London. The combined bmi/Transaero partnership now offers a total of four flights a day in each direction - more frequency on the route than any other airline partnership.
Peter Spencer also took the opportunity to discuss the strengths of bmi’s Business Class product. bmi is the only British airline flying to Moscow to offer a dedicated Business Class cabin with two by two seating. The seat pitch of 50 inches is 16 inches more than bmi’s main British competitor on the route.
Mr. Spencer said: “The addition of a second daily service allows us to offer our customers a broader range of destinations. Our new service is timed to connect with flights to popular destinations like Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dublin, Brussels and Amsterdam, as well as many cities across the United States. We are confident that the flexibility of our schedule and the quality of our in-flight service will establish bmi as the airline of choice for anyone travelling from Moscow to London and beyond.”
Sergey Rudakov, Director of Domodedovo Airport Complex said: “The increase in passenger volumes between Russia and Great Britain has resulted in a need for increased capacity. We are very glad, that bmi flights are such a success and will keep building on our partnership.”
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bmi Moscow daily schedule (all times local)
BD895 depart Heathrow 2155, arrive Moscow Domodedovo 0445 *
BD896 depart Moscow Domodedovo 0630, arrive Heathrow 0750 *
BD891 depart Heathrow 0930, arrive Moscow Domodedovo 1620
BD894 depart Moscow Domodedovo 1815, arrive Heathrow 1940
*new services - commence 26 October 2008
return fares from EUR 206 for Economy and EUR 2 021 for Business, excluding all taxes and charges. Book at www.flybmi.com or call (495) 799 9309
bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest and best connected airports. Across its full mainline and regional network, bmi operates 1,800 flights a week to: Aberdeen; Addis Ababa; Aleppo; Almaty; Amsterdam; Antigua; Baku; Barbados; Beirut; Belfast City; Bishkek; Brussels; Cairo; Chicago; Copenhagen; Damascus; Dammam; Dublin; Durham Tees Valley; East Midlands; Edinburgh; Esbjerg; Freetown; Glasgow; Groningen; Hanover; Inverness; Jeddah; Jersey; Khartoum; Las Vegas; Leeds Bradford; London Heathrow; Lyon; Manchester; Moscow Domodedovo; Naples; Nice; Norwich; Palma Mallorca; Riyadh; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tel Aviv ; Venice; Yerevan; Zurich.
bmi is a member of Star Alliance, established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003, 2006 and 2007 and by Skytrax in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries.
Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow is currently the largest and fastest growing airport in Russia. In 2007 passenger traffic through Moscow Domodedovo International airport amounted to 18 755 098 passengers, a 22% increase over 2006. Domodedovo airport was ranked second amongst Central and Eastern Europe airports, in a survey by Skytrax - a well-known international aviation research and consulting company. Passengers from 95 countries participated in the survey.