"We are enthusiastic about starting our operations in Egypt and we look forward to building many partnerships along the way. bmi has already started by reaching an agreement with Egyptair allowing our valued customers the opportunity to use their frequent flyer cards on either airline," explained Nigel Turner, CEO of bmi. "Commitment and quality are at the heart of bmi's core values and we are keen to implement them in this new exciting market."
Available to all bmi's passengers, diamond club includes four membership levels - blue, blue plus, silver and gold - each of which introduces different benefits. Cardholders are able to accumulate miles, make use of the elite lounge, receive the exclusive online magazine and an online account, receive complimentary food and drink onboard and priority seating towards the front of the aircraft. Frequent flyers can then spend their earned miles on flights worldwide, hotel accommodation, car rental, gifts and more special offers.
"We anticipate diamond club will be as successful in Egypt as it has been in the UK and we're delighted to offer such unique services to the Egyptian market," stated Turner. "At bmi, our main objective is to offer premium service to both business and leisure travelers alike; diamond club is just one way we're achieving that goal."
bmi began its operations in 1938 and expanded to include passenger and cargo charter services throughout the 50s and 60s. Today, bmi is one of the UK's largest scheduled airlines with 36 destinations from Heathrow.
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bmi announces its upcoming arrival to the Egyptian market
- Egypt: Saturday, October 20 - 2007 at 07:50
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bmi, Heathrow's second largest carrier, is launching a new daily non-stop service from Cairo to London beginning on November 4th, 2007 whereby the airline will be offering its top-notch services to Egyptian travelers including its diamond club initiative.
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• Cairo scheduledepart Cairo 1640, arrive Heathrow 1950 (daily)
depart Heathrow 0905, arrive Cairo 1550 (daily)
NB: all times local
Cairo bookings can be made at www.flybmi.com or by calling GSA Travia at: +202 25 47 33 00.
• bmi destinations from Heathrow for winter 2007/08: Aberdeen, UK; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Aleppo, Syria; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Amman, Jordan; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Ankara, Turkey; Baku, Azerbaijan; Beirut, Lebanon; Belfast City, UK; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Brussels, Belgium; Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Damascus, Syria; Dublin, Republic of Ireland; Durham Tees Valley, UK; Edinburgh, UK; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Glasgow, UK; Hanover, Germany; Inverness, UK; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Jersey, Channel Islands; Khartoum, Sudan; Leeds Bradford, UK; Lyon, France; Manchester, UK; Moscow, Russia; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Tbilisi, Georgia; Tehran, Iran; Venice, Italy; Yerevan, Armenia
• Due to frequency restrictions in the existing Air Services Agreement between the UK and the Republic of Egypt the former BMED route to the city of Alexandria will terminate at the commencement of the winter timetable period. Passengers will still be able to connect to Alexandria via Cairo using bmi's codeshare with EgyptAir.
• bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world's busiest and best connected airports.
• 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 and 2006 and by Skytrax in 2003 and 2005. The members are Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian 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. Air China, Shanghai Airlines and Turkish Airlines have all been accepted as future members and are expected to join Star Alliance soon. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries.
* Source: The Egyptian Tourist Authority
For further information contact:
Fatma Ahmed
Media Relations Manager
TRACCS Egypt
Tel: +202.3304.6860 / +202.3304.6870 / +202.302.8867
Extension:113
Fax: +202.3303.1219
bmi, represented by Travia GSA
Said Azer
Tel: +202.3574. 3300
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorSaturday, October 20 - 2007 at 07:50 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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