BA after swallowing bmi
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at 10:12 by oasis1221.
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canuckladParticipantAlways think Aer Lingus is missing a trick with their pre -boarding US customs and Immigration checks at DUB…If the fares were competitive ,chuck in a free pint of Guiness at DUB whilst transiting then I would definately consider availing !! Avoiding the Homeland security on their home turf is a USP for Aer Lingus !!
25 Apr 2012
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canuckladParticipantI have a horrible confession to make to you Pat——back here in Scotland I do prefer …………………….” Cold Guiness” to normal Guiness … Back to the thread, could this be an opportunity to use aircraft and crew to develop new routes from EDI rather than being LHR centric. what comes to mind immiedately is BRU or FRA giving LH a bit of competition!
25 Apr 2012
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skyguy79ParticipantShort of this becoming a Celtic Alcoholics Anonymous debate ( I’m from Scotland before anyone starts haha !), BD regional and bmibaby should be bought by a private investor and rebranded as British Midland Airways and maybe keep some of the diamonds shining ?! Just a thought. Shame to lose such a vital feeder service.
25 Apr 2012
at 13:09
canuckladParticipantSounds good in principle but you can bet your bottom dollar that BA will also have purchased the rights to all things BMI including the Diamond brand etc…They did the same with BCAL as did Air Canada with CP Air.. I presume it stops somebody doing exactly what you proposed. In these days of yearning for the past a a Scottish airline re-emerging with the BCAL name would have an immiedate Brand awareness advantage from the start.
25 Apr 2012
at 13:27
Merlin1ParticipantIT systems integration of airport and operational systems is a major task. The first steps made in selling systems such as ba.com and in GDS. It will take time , possibly some months to separate bmi from their current IT suppliers (not just one) and move to BA systems with ticketing and DCS priorities.
26 Apr 2012
at 16:34
capetonianmParticipant“The first steps made in selling systems such as ba.com and in GDS.”
I think the problems will be internal politics. Both carriers use the same GDS for distribution (Amadeus) and (from memory) I believe they both use Amadeus/Altea for inventory and DCS, so integraton should, on a technical level, be a relatively easy task.
28 Apr 2012
at 07:38
oasis1221ParticipantI was thrilled yesterday when recieving an email from BA revealing combined reservations online.
I was shocked to see a very expensive business fare form AMM-ORD with flights on RJ(code share with BA) connecting in LHR with AA !
BD operates out of AMM very impracical unreasonably priced limited connections to North America via LHR.28 Apr 2012
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