Lufthansa subsidiary Bmi is to launch routes from Heathrow to Agadir in Morocco and the French city of Nice later this year.
Twice-weekly flights to Agadir will commence on October 29, joining recently launched Bmi services to Marrakech and Casablanca (see online news January 31). Easyjet currently flies twice-weekly to Agadir from Gatwick, while Ryanair also offers a twice-weekly service from Stansted.
Ahead of this Bmi will also launch daily flights to Nice on August 25, increasing to twice-daily on October 30. The carrier has served this route previously under the same flight codes BD195 and BD196.
Bmi will compete directly with British Airways on the Heathrow-Nice route – BA also offer flights to the French city from London City airport, while Easyjet currently flies from Gatwick, Stansted and Luton.
Both the Agadir and Nice routes will be served with A320 aircraft configured for economy and business class. The full schedules for both routes are detailed below.
For more information visit flybmi.com.
Report by Mark Caswell
Full schedules for Bmi’s new routes to Nice and Agadir:
Nice
From 25 August – 29 October 2011:
London Heathrow – Nice:
- Daily: BD195 – depart 1730; arrive 2040
Nice – London Heathrow:
- Daily: BD196 – depart 2130 arrive 2230
From 30 October 2011:
London Heathrow – Nice:
- Monday-Saturday: BD193 – depart 0850; arrive 1145
- Daily: BD195 – depart 1750; arrive 2050
Nice – London Heathrow:
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: BD194 – depart 1310; arrive 1415
- Thursday, Friday: BD194 – depart 1300; arrive 1405
- Daily: BD196 – depart 21.35; arrive 22:35
Agadir
29 October 2011 only:
London Heathrow – Agadir:
- BD445 – depart 1055; arrive 1355
Agadir – London Heathrow:
- BD446 – depart 1540; arrive 2035
From 1 November 2011:
London Heathrow – Agadir:
- Tuesday: BD445 – depart 0955; arrive 1355
- Saturday: BD445 – depart 1050; arrive 1450
Agadir – London Heathrow:
- Tuesday: BD446 – depart 1450; arrive 1845
- Saturday: BD446 – depart 1540; arrive 1935
