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BMI is Britain's second largest airline at London Heathrow airport, although it offers flights from many other UK locations, including Edinburgh, Leeds and London City Airport.

BMI is Britain's second largest airline at London Heathrow airport, although it offers flights from many other UK locations, including Edinburgh, Leeds and London City Airport.

BMI is one of London Heathrow's most punctual airlines, with many cheap airfares available to destinations around the world.

It operates great value flights to Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as many other worldwide destinations through its membership of the Star Alliance.

In July 2009, German carrier Lufthansa took control of BMI, which has helped the airline generate even stronger partnerships with some of Europe's leading carriers, such as Swiss International Airlines and Austrian Airlines.

BMI has won many travel awards for its flights and airfares, including being named Travel Weekly's Best UK Domestic Airline 14 times.

It has also been named Best Short Haul Business Airline by Conde Nast, Best European Airline by Irish Travel Trade News and received a five-star rating from Business Traveller magazine for its Manchester to Washington flights.

An innovative airline, BMI has introduced many firsts to the industry over the years, as well as offering many good value airfares.

It was the first European airline to provide a separate Business Class cabin for business travellers in 1993 and in 1995, the carrier became the first to offer an online booking service with payment.

An online check-in service is available, which enables passengers to check in for their flights where and when they want and to spend less time at the airport.

For the cheapest airfares from BMI, make sure you book your ticket through Major Travel.

BMI operates flights with its fleet of 47 jet aircraft. The fleet includes one Airbus 330-200 aeroplane, eight Airbus A321-200 craft, eight Airbus A320-200 models, 11 Airbus A319-100 aircraft, one Boeing 757-200, four Embraer ERJ-135 planes and 14 Embraer ERJ-145 models.

A company that is committed to safety, it became the first British-based airline to receive accreditation under the International Air Transport Association's new safety audit standard, IOSA.

Founded in 1938, BMI started life specialising in RAF pilot training, before expanding in the passenger route business in the 1950s and 1960s. It became known as British Midland Airways in 1964, a name which stuck until it was renamed BMI in 2003.

BMI also has a low-cost subsidiary, BMI Baby, offering cheap airfares on its 700 flights a week from five airport bases in the UK.

Another subsidiary is BMI Regional, servicing more than 20 destinations in the UK and Europe and, at the start of 2010, it was named the UK's most punctual short-haul carrier by Flightontime.info.

BMI operates flights to 35 airports around the world, with destinations including Cairo, Copenhagen, Moscow, Damascus and Amman.

In August 2008, BMI announced plans to allow passengers to send text messages while onboard its aircraft. The same month saw the carrier return to the TV screen in an ad campaign to try to encourage more business people to use its services.