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kevgaratt flew bmi Economy (short haul), on a A321-200 (16/09/2010 16:55)

I bought my ticket through a travel agency and was allocated my seats by them Upon turning up at the airport, I was informed, at the check in desk, that the seat that I was allocated was no longer available and I had to accept the one that they were going to allocate to me. Upon complaining, I was told that they did not know what had happened and suggested that next time I should try to come to the airport earlier so that I can be in the front of the queue. Well, I thought I had already done that, turning up 4 hours before departure time (I thought that you could not check in any earlier than 3 hours before your departure). However, this is apparently not the case!?

kevgaratt flew bmi Business (short haul), on a A321-200 (29/06/2010 17:12)

BMI staff at check in at a hang up about excess baggage. She refused to check in our hand luggage despite the fact that our suitcase was only 12 Kg and the hand baggage came to only 7 Kg

marklhr flew bmi Business (short haul), on a A321-200 (24/04/2010 07:23)

LHR-CAI. Very good flight. Business class config is good for medium haul. entertainment system pretty antiquated- not on demand and choice of 5 channels.

On board service excellent and attentive. All drinks/food brought from galley on trays- no trolleys in the cabin. Brunch was served - fresh fruit and pastries, then chicken escalope with fresh tomato/herb sauce and lemon mousee. Plenty of drinks runs throughout the flight. Convenient flight times. WOuld definitely recommend.

PatJordan flew bmi Business (short haul), on a A321-200 (20/12/2009 00:17)

DUB-LHR-DUB Dec 2009. When checking on line I noticed that the boarding passes were a new format and when printed, looked very slightly blurred. When I approached the security area in Dublin, the machine was unable to read the barcode. The BMI ticket desk is only a short waly away and a very helpful gentleman issues both boarding passes with apologies for the delay. I returned to the business boarding area at Dublin and was through within seconds. At busy times, this is a boon.

The BMI lounge is located midway along the shopping area and close to the B pier (from which most BMI flights depart.

Boarding was on time and while pax are caled by row numbers, Business and Diamond Club Gold vard holders may board at leisure. As I like row 1, I often board early to ensure space in the overhead cabins (all hane luggage must be stowed when In row 1. Luckily there is a wardrobe available for coats/jackets, and this frees up some space in the overhead bins as well as avoiding wrinkled jackets!

The business cabin on most UK/IRL BMI Airbus 200 series is 3-2 configuration. This often estends a couple of rows into economy cabin and these seats are often allocated to Diamond Club members; a welcme bonus when flying economy.

Sometimes BMI use former BMED aircraft on the Dublin London route. These have a 2-2 business configuration and the seats are huge with an enhanced pitch.

Business service offers a cooked breakfast with warm breads. The orange juice served is of a very high quality and when mixed with a glass of Champagne (Cattier of Charles Laffite) makes for an excellent follow up to breakfast.

Cabin crew are invariably friendly and most obliging.

Arrival at LHR entails the usual trek from T1 to arrivals which is longer than usual as the moving walkways are closed for maintenance.

Returning from LHR the security at T1 is very efficient, and within a few minutes one is free to explore the excellent range of shopping on offer. The BMI lounge is being refurbished and only the ground floor is operational. There is a good range of magazines and newspapers on offer with plenty of nibbles and drinks to choose from. It is a fair walk from the lounge to the boarding gate and this is BMI's sole disadvantage compared to Aer Lingus at LHR (their lounge is adjacent to the gates).

The service from LHR is identical to that from Dublin, save for the meal being (in this case) beef with potatoes and vegatables.

Arriving at Dublin is usually at theB pier which is a short walk to passport control and baggage collectio.

Business return fares are on the region of 450 Euro, but is is very possible to secure an economy return for well under 100euro.

All told I consider BMI to offer the bst of both worlds. A very good business product with a keenly priced economy service..

PatJordan flew bmi Business (short haul), on a A321-200 (20/12/2009 00:17)

DUB-LHR-DUB Dec 2009. When checking on line I noticed that the boarding passes were a new format and when printed, looked very slightly blurred. When I approached the security area in Dublin, the machine was unable to read the barcode. The BMI ticket desk is only a short waly away and a very helpful gentleman issues both boarding passes with apologies for the delay. I returned to the business boarding area at Dublin and was through within seconds. At busy times, this is a boon.

The BMI lounge is located midway along the shopping area and close to the B pier (from which most BMI flights depart.

Boarding was on time and while pax are caled by row numbers, Business and Diamond Club Gold vard holders may board at leisure. As I like row 1, I often board early to ensure space in the overhead cabins (all hane luggage must be stowed when In row 1. Luckily there is a wardrobe available for coats/jackets, and this frees up some space in the overhead bins as well as avoiding wrinkled jackets!

The business cabin on most UK/IRL BMI Airbus 200 series is 3-2 configuration. This often estends a couple of rows into economy cabin and these seats are often allocated to Diamond Club members; a welcme bonus when flying economy.

Sometimes BMI use former BMED aircraft on the Dublin London route. These have a 2-2 business configuration and the seats are huge with an enhanced pitch.

Business service offers a cooked breakfast with warm breads. The orange juice served is of a very high quality and when mixed with a glass of Champagne (Cattier of Charles Laffite) makes for an excellent follow up to breakfast.

Cabin crew are invariably friendly and most obliging.

Arrival at LHR entails the usual trek from T1 to arrivals which is longer than usual as the moving walkways are closed for maintenance.

Returning from LHR the security at T1 is very efficient, and within a few minutes one is free to explore the excellent range of shopping on offer. The BMI lounge is being refurbished and only the ground floor is operational. There is a good range of magazines and newspapers on offer with plenty of nibbles and drinks to choose from. It is a fair walk from the lounge to the boarding gate and this is BMI's sole disadvantage compared to Aer Lingus at LHR (their lounge is adjacent to the gates).

The service from LHR is identical to that from Dublin, save for the meal being (in this case) beef with potatoes and vegatables.

Arriving at Dublin is usually at theB pier which is a short walk to passport control and baggage collectio.

Business return fares are on the region of 450 Euro, but is is very possible to secure an economy return for well under 100euro.

All told I consider BMI to offer the bst of both worlds. A very good business product with a keenly priced economy service..