Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, which owns 80% of bmi, is to buy the rest 20% stake from the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).
bmi (British Midland Airways), based in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, has announced that it is reducing the number of its flights between London and Belfast in Northern Ireland and between London and Tel Aviv in Israel.
At least one dozen airlines have reportedly approached Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, expressing interest in buying bmi (formerly, British Midlands Airways).
Most cities in Israel did not find a place on the electronic maps displayed to passengers on two Airbus A320 aircraft of bmi airline that flew from London to Tel Aviv on April 30, 2009.