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2006-01-09 Arabia

Air crew ordered by BMI not to wear crucifixes on flights to Saudi Arabia

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Posted by Crairong Omomotch6492 2006-01-09 00:10|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Aren't airlines sovereign territory? So as long as the crew don't get off the plane, what's the problem?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-09 08:05|| 2006-01-09 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Well TW, muzzies have "sensitivities" don't ya know... Can't offend them, they might ~~expode~~ cry.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-01-09 08:28|| 2006-01-09 08:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like it's time for a air route downsizing.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-09 08:33|| 2006-01-09 08:33|| Front Page Top

#4 BMI is the only British carrier currently operating flights to Saudi. It began the service last September, offering three flights a week to Riyadh

Not long after the train bombings, FWIW.

Anyone know who owns the airline?

Posted by lotp 2006-01-09 09:55|| 2006-01-09 09:55|| Front Page Top

#5 George Galloway? Mohamed Al Fayed? I give up.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-09 09:58|| 2006-01-09 09:58|| Front Page Top

#6 British Midland Airways - BMI: About Us page

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-09 11:23|| 2006-01-09 11:23|| Front Page Top

#7 British Midland is a UK scheduled airline. The carrier is a member of the Star Alliance group of airlines. Members of this alliance include Air Canada and United (North America), Air New Zealand (Australasia), All Nippon Airways (Far East), Singapore Airlines and Thai (South East Asia), Mexicana and Varig (Central and South America), Lauda Air, Lufthansa, SAS and Austrian. Note some BD flight numbers may be operated by other Star Alliance members. Check with your agent to see who you're actually flying with.

Heathrow is the airline's major hub (Domestic and European flights). Transatlantic services are currently only operated from Manchester.

BMI is a second-tier airline, which has been fighting for years to achieve first-tier status like British Air and Virgin Airlines. They took over the Riyadh flights when British Air gave them up, and a few years began direct flights to Mumbai (Bombay). Lufthansa owns a piece of them, fwiw.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-09 11:31|| 2006-01-09 11:31|| Front Page Top

#8 BMI is the only British carrier currently operating flights to Saudi.

Pity there is only one. There should be plenty, plenty carriers operating flights to Saudi: USS Eisenhower, USS Nimitz, USS John Fitzgerald Kennedy and many, many more

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-01-09 17:13|| 2006-01-09 17:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Heh.

"Flights 93, 11, and 77, now departing San Diego and Norfolk, destination a bit west of the soon-to-be Republic of Eastern Arabia. Sortie arrival time, classified. Temperature at our destination is hot and bothered. Please fasten your jump seats and secure all personal items."

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-09 17:20|| 2006-01-09 17:20|| Front Page Top

#10 JFM: Best comment ever!

Posted by Mike 2006-01-09 17:43|| 2006-01-09 17:43|| Front Page Top

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