Bmi has announced that it will add a second daily service to its London Heathrow Airport to Tel Aviv schedule.The British airline will offer passengers greater “flexibility” from March 30 2009, with the addition of an evening service departing from Heathrow at 9.55pm and arriving in Tel Aviv at 4.55am local time.This schedule expansion will be operated alongside the additional morning service, which leaves Heathrow at 11.15am and touches down in Israel’s second largest city 6.05pm local time.

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Book by April 1, 2009: Bmi has unveiled discounts on return fares from a selection of UK regional airports to a number of European destinations.The low-cost airline is offering passengers the opportunity to fly to cities around the continent from as little as little as £80, including taxes, fees and surcharges.Included in this offer are services departing from Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport.

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The Civil Aviation Authority has awarded bmi five flights a week between London Heathrow Airport and Kiev.The British airline won approval to challenge British Airways on the route after the UK’s flag carrier failed in its attempt to acquire the additional services, which were vacant following an agreement between the UK and Ukraine governments.Bmi has not yet disclosed when it will begin operating the schedule; however, the carrier has suggested that the decision will benefit customers. Nigel Turner, chief executive of bmi, explained that the increased competition will “bring down prices” and offer passengers an “improved product”.

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Bmi has suggested that the “future” of aviation rests on whether the government allows a third runway to be built at London Heathrow Airport.The airline, which has an operational base at the UK’s busiest airport, has suggested that a failure to expand Heathrow could lead to a decline in the travel industry and the loss of thousands of jobs.In addition, the carrier, formerly known as British Midland, claimed that tourists will shun the UK in favour of European destinations like Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

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Book by January 31: Bmi has launched a sale on selected flights to destinations in the UK, Europe and the Middle East.The low-cost regional airline has unveiled the ‘Better for Business’ sale, which features discounts on long-haul and domestic services from London Heathrow Airport for travel up until October 31, 2009.The return flights, which are strictly subject to availability, are ideal for business travellers as they do not have any minimum stay requirements or blackout periods.Bmi will also be trialling a paperless boarding system on these routes in 2009, as it attempts to become the first British carrier to offer its customers updates via text message and email.

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