As a member of bmi’s Diamond Club, I get e-mails with news and updates on a regular basis about the changes to schedules and routes that the airline is operating, this is what my latest e-mail that I recieved just today had to say:

We’re making changes to our summer 2009 flying:

Increasing our Heathrow-Beirut and Amman services to ten per week from 22 May 2009

Reducing our Heathrow-Addis Ababa service to three per week, now being served over Amman, instead of Damascus from 29 March 2009

Decreasing the frequency of our Heathrow-Amsterdam service to four per day and Heathrow-Dublin to six per day from 29 March 2009

Operating our Heathrow-Aberdeen service on all Embraer aircraft from 29 March 2009 and Heathrow-Brussels on all Embraer aircraft from 18 April 2009

Closing our Heathrow-Leeds Bradford and Durham Tees Valley services on 28 March 2009/

The decision to withdraw services between London and the North of England was a tough one, as we’ve operated these routes since 1969. However a decline in demand, higher-than-inflation cost increases at Heathrow and higher Government Air Passenger Duty (APD) charges have made operating these routes unsustainable.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Nice to meet you to meet you…!:diablo::p

Welcome to the forums, hope you have an enjoyable time.

Interesting signature, I actually chuckled at it.;)

Yes, I am a member.:cool:

At first it was just an informal group set up by a fellow forum member (sorry, can’t remember whoever you are!:o) until recently when I think the top brass or moderators may have taken the decision to have taken it over in order to give Airliner World a bit more publicity.

No harm in trying, but I wouldnt be at all surprised if get moved on by the police, especially if you are up against the perimter fence!

Is it just a coincidence that FR’s brand new machines seem to spend a few weeks doing short trips (MAN, LBA, BRS etc) before moving on to other work?

Its probably just to ease them in before they begin their really hectic lives.:D

Nice shots as per usual Lance.:)

Any ideas if the Kenyan 737 would have had to of made another stop en-route to Kenya (if so, where?), I wouldnt have thought it would have been able to of flown all the way with just one stop, even if it was empty?

Great selection of pics there Wannabe Pilot.

I am suddenley filled with jealousy that you got to fly in a private jet?!;):p

Very sad news indeed, especially when you learn that one of the passengers that was onboard travelled on a flight from the airport that I work at earlier that same day, they then connected onto this flight at EWR! My condolances and thoughts are with all the relatives and friends that had someone on that flight.:(