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Wednesday, 25 May 2011 10:11 |
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The BMI no-frills subsidiary will begin operating cheap flights to Murcia from East Midlands Airport in the summer of 2012.
Bmibaby's managing director, Julian Carr, described the new route as "fantastic news for the Midlands," adding: "We recently announced that we will be basing two additional aircraft in the Midlands from the end of our summer 2011 flying programme and will now operate a total of 45 routes from the Midlands."
Birmingham Airport air services development director Martyn said: "This expansion gives passengers in the Midlands an even greater choice of destinations from Birmingham."
The additional focus on the Midlands follows bmibaby's decision to pull out of Manchester and Cardiff airports at the end of this summer, a move which Mr Carr described as a plan to "focus on airports where the airline already has a strong market presence". |