Airline services under scrutiny

Thursday 15th April 2010, 3:00PM BST.

The airline, which is a subsidiary of the Lufthansa-owned British Midland group, flies from Jersey to Bournemouth, Cardiff, East Midlands and Manchester

THE future of Bmibaby services to the Island is likely to come under scrutiny as a result of a major restructuring of the group that owns the airline.

But the general prospects for the low-cost carrier appear to be more secure following
announcements by German owners Lufthansa this week.

The airline, which is a subsidiary of the Lufthansa-owned British Midland group, flies from Jersey to Bournemouth, Cardiff, East Midlands and Manchester. There had been fears that Lufthansa would close or sell off the airline as part of a plan to save £100 million across the British Midland group.

Yesterday the details of a major restructure were announced. The airline group is expected to reduce seat capacity by up to 25 per cent and shed 800 jobs this year.

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flyover

April 15, 2010 at 10:22 pm

oh don,t tell me another airline to pull out…who cares no one is interested in here anyway …good luck bmi…love it when jersey goes down hill once again…love it!!!!!!

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D Smedley

April 20, 2010 at 11:56 pm

No loss. Flybe will take on any additional capacity requirements using new greener aircraft and better frequencies. Maybe the orange army, easyjet!

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