- The UK's second largest airline at London Heathrow-
Set for take off in early 2008 is the new bmi route from Dammam to London Heathrow. Travellers can now book their flights for this new route. The Dammam to London Heathrow route is one of 19 new routes that form part of the largest ever expansion programme for bmi.
The new Dammam service will operate three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. This route is expected to build on the success of flights to bmi's existing Saudi destinations - Riyadh, which launched in September 2005, and Jeddah in April 2006.
Commenting on the new route, bmi CEO, Nigel Turner said, "We have just introduced 17 new destinations from Heathrow at the start of the winter timetable and are already adding new destinations for 2008. This is the biggest expansion we have ever taken and we are delighted that Dammam will be part of this advancement. Travel is the lifeblood of the modern economy and air travel in particular plays a vital part, the route from Dammam to London Heathrow will help drive this forward, fostering stronger relations between the UK and the Middle Eastern region."
For further information on how to book your flight with bmi please contact JED Call Centre on the toll free number for local calls : 920 029 994 or contact bmi's local GSA Bosco Rodrigues, Portfolio Travel Ltd.,P.O. Box 52025, Jeddah 21536, Saudi Arabia, Tel: 966 2 66337 or email brodrigues@nfs-ksa.com.
Schedule *
depart Dammam 00:01, arrive Heathrow 05:55 (Tues, Thurs)
depart Dammam 00:50, arrive Heathrow 06:45 (Sun)
depart Heathrow 11:30, arrive Dammam 22:35 (Mon, Weds, Sat)
* services operate via Riyadh
the service is operated by an Airbus A330, with 42 business seats and 156 economy seats. Return fares from Dammam to Heathrow start at 2,354SAR economy and 8,250SAR business
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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; Alicante (summer only); Almaty; Amsterdam; Ankara; Antigua; Baku; Barbados; Beirut; Belfast City; Bishkek; Brussels; Cairo; Chicago; Copenhagen; Dakar; Damascus; Dammam; Dublin; Durham Tees Valley; East Midlands; Edinburgh; Ekaterinburg; Esbjerg; Freetown; Glasgow; Groningen; Hanover; Inverness; Jeddah; Jersey; Khartoum; Las Vegas; Leeds Bradford; London Heathrow; Lyon (winter only); Manchester; Moscow Domodedovo; Naples (summer only); Nice (summer only); Norwich; Palma Mallorca; Riyadh; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tel Aviv (from Summer 2008); 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. The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. EgyptAir and Turkish Airlines have been accepted as future members and are expected to join Star Alliance soon. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries.
Further information, please contact:
Ibrahim Ayyad
Tel: 00962 6 5602598
Fax: 00962 6 5602592
Mob: 00962 788440016
Email: iayyad@actionpr.com.jo
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