bmi halts India-UK flight

Mumbai: Cut-throat competition in the India-UK route has taken its toll on the UK's second largest full service scheduled airline bmi (British Midland). The airliner, which was initially planning to strengthen its network in India, has indefinitely suspended its daily service to London Heathrow from Mumbai.
A member of Star Alliance, bmi had deployed Airbus A330 aircraft in this route.
A bmi executive confirmed the development. 'We have taken necessary arrangements for accommodating passengers in other airlines operating in this route,' the official said.
'The A330 aircraft deployed in this route had reported a major technical problem in its landing gear, which was first in the history of Airbus,' the bmi executive said.
Sources in bmi airline pointed out that there was no spare aircraft and efforts to lease an aircraft did not work out.
06/12/06 P R Sanjai/Business Standard

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