About Us

bmi, British Midland International, is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world's busiest and best-connected international airports.  From our Heathrow hub we operate services in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa - a network of nearly 40 destinations.  Our fleet of 49 all-jet aircraft takes 7.5 million passengers safely to their destination annually.

bmi's global reach is further extended by being a member of Star Alliance, a grouping of 21 International airlines offering customers a worldwide network and a smooth integrated travel experience. Overall, Star Alliance offers more than 16,500 daily flights to 912 destinations in 159 countries.

From the US, there are departures from over 100 US cities via partners Continental United and US Airways, as well as nonstop flights to LHR from 10 US* gateways with our codeshare partners: Air New Zealand, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin Atlantic.  From London Heathrow, bmi offers connections to nearly 40 destinations worldwide.

Today, we offer service to destinations in Armenia, Austria+, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, The Netherlands, Turkey, and across the UK.

bmi operates from Terminal 1 at London Heathrow, with the most flights from T1.  Many of the Star Alliance carriers are also located in T1, allowing even more seamless travel.  Currently, Austrian, Air New Zealand, Asiana, Croatia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP, United and US Airways operate from T1 at LHR.

* BD codeshare nonstop flights operate from Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC to LHR on CO,UA, US, VS and NZ.  Denver is seasonal service.
+ Vienna service begins 28 March 2010

Updated: 09 February 2010